Where does “cam” come from?

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

cam (Scottish Gaelic): crooked, askew

Definitions

  1. crooked, askew

Ancestry of “cam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcammcrooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly
2FrenchCaen—
3Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “cam”

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