Where does “külmrelv” come from?

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

külmrelv (Estonian): cold weapon; any weapon that is not a firearm,...

Definitions

  1. cold weapon; any weapon that is not a firearm,...

Ancestry of “külmrelv”, step by step

külmrelv 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 relv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrelvweapon; gun, firearm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic külmä