Where does “āmēlē” come from?

āmēlē (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Germanic hamalaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-olo-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

āmēlē (Proto-Samic): hornless or one-horned reindeer

Definitions

  1. hornless or one-horned reindeer

Ancestry of “āmēlē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichamalazmutilated, truncated
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-olo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “āmēlē”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-olo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamalaz →