Where does “kaum” come from?
kaum (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.
kaum (Veps): grave
Ancestry of “kaum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kalma | grave; death |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kalma | grave; ? death |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |