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
Ancestry of “vamma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Norse | *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wammaz | spot, stain, blemish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |
Words derived from “vamma”