Where does “каміння” come from?

каміння (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian камінь, from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

каміння (Ukrainian): stones, rocks

Definitions

  1. stones, rocks

Ancestry of “каміння”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкаміньstone, pebble; stone
2Old East Slavicкамень—
3Proto-Slavickamystone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →
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