Where does “cama” come from?

cama (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish camma, from Old Irish camm, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cama (Old Irish): Alternative spelling of camma

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of camma

Ancestry of “cama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcammainflection of camm: ## nominative plural...
2Old Irishcammcrooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly
3FrenchCaen—
4Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →