Where does “ка́мень” come from?

ка́мень (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ка́мень (Russian): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “ка́мень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкамень—
2Proto-Slavickamystone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ка́мень”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →
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