Where does “camm” come from?

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

camm (Old Irish): crooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly

Definitions

  1. crooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly

Ancestry of “camm”, step by step

camm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Caen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCaen—
2Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Proto-Celtic kambos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
2Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “camm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →