Where does “ham” come from?

ham (Romanian) comes from Hungarian hám, from Hungarian hámoz, from Proto-Uralic kämä — hard, firm.

ham (Romanian): harness; woof, the sound a barking dog makes

Definitions

  1. harness; woof, the sound a barking dog makes

Ancestry of “ham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhámharness; epithelium
2Hungarianhámozto peel
3Proto-Uralickämähard, firm

Words derived from “ham”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kämä →Every word from Hungarian hámoz →Every word from Hungarian hám →