Where does “vamma” come from?

vamma (Finnish) comes from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vamma (Finnish): handicap; injury

Definitions

  1. handicap; injury

Ancestry of “vamma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
2Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “vamma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →
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