ham
Afrikaans
/ɦam/
noun
Definitions
- ham cured pork from the thigh of a swine
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish ham (ham, inlet, spit) inherited from Middle Dutch hamme inherited from Proto-Germanic *hammō (shinbone, the hollow of the knee, ham) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (leg).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kónh₂m
Gloss
leg
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
脚