Where does “jääkülm” come from?

jääkülm (Estonian) comes from Estonian külm, from Proto-Finnic külmä, from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

jääkülm (Estonian): ice cold

Definitions

  1. ice cold

Ancestry of “jääkülm”, step by step

jääkülm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian külm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankülmcold
2Proto-Finnickülmäcold
3Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Estonian jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjääice
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →
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