Where does “tamma” come from?

tamma (Karelian) comes from Swedish tam, from Old Swedish tamber, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tamma (Karelian): mare

Definitions

  1. mare

Ancestry of “tamma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtamtame (not afraid of people)
2Old Swedishtamber—
3Old Norsetamrtame
4Proto-Germanictamaztame
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamaz →Every word from Old Norse tamr →