Where does “kami” come from?

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

kami (Serbo-Croatian): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “kami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickamystone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →