Where does “külmik” come from?

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

külmik (Estonian): fridge, refrigerator

Definitions

  1. fridge, refrigerator

Ancestry of “külmik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankülmcold
2Proto-Finnickülmäcold
3Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →
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