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
Ancestry of “kami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kamy | stone |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |