Where does “vammaisasiamies” come from?

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

vammaisasiamies (Finnish): ombudsman for persons with disabilities

Definitions

  1. ombudsman for persons with disabilities

Ancestry of “vammaisasiamies”, step by step

vammaisasiamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vammainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammainendisabled, handicapped; disabled person,...
2Finnishvammahandicap; injury
3Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via Finnish asiamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishasiamiesAn agent
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wammaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ →