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

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “kaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickalmagrave; death
2Proto-Uralickalmagrave; ? death
3Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kalma →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalma →