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Where does “кам” come from?

кам (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

кам (Serbo-Croatian): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “кам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickamystone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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