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Where does “kam” come from?

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

kam (Serbo-Croatian): stone, rock; where , in which direction, whither

Definitions

  1. stone, rock; where , in which direction, whither

Ancestry of “kam”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kam”

  • kamenac
  • kamen
  • камен
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