Where does “vammaisliikunta” come from?

vammaisliikunta (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.

vammaisliikunta (Finnish): physical exercise or sports for people with disabilities

Definitions

  1. physical exercise or sports for people with disabilities

Ancestry of “vammaisliikunta”, step by step

vammaisliikunta 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 liikunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikuntaexercise; physical education
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wammaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ →