Where does “kamjeń” come from?

kamjeń (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kamjeń (Upper Sorbian): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “kamjeń”, 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 →