Where does “kamba” come from?

kamba (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

Ancestry of “kamba”, step by step

kamba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kemba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekembato comb
2Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
3Proto-Germanickambazcomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Tibetan གམ་པ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanགམ་པ

Words derived from “kamba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic kambaz