Where does “caman” come from?
caman (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Irish camán, from Old Irish cammán, 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.
caman (Scottish Gaelic): stick, club; quaver
Definitions
- stick, club; quaver
Ancestry of “caman”, step by step
caman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish camán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | camán | hurley, hurl, hurling stick; quaver |
| 2 | Old Irish | cammán | hurley, hurl, hurling stick |
| 3 | Old Irish | camm | crooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly |
| 4 | French | Caen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |