Where does “kohmelo” come from?

kohmelo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohmelo, from Russian похме́лье — hangover.

kohmelo (Finnish): hangover sickness caused by excessive drinking

Definitions

  1. hangover sickness caused by excessive drinking

Ancestry of “kohmelo”, step by step

kohmelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohmelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohmelohangover
2Russianпохме́льеhangover

via Finnish kohme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohmenumbness; especially one due to cold
2Finnishkohma

Words derived from “kohmelo

Every word from Russian похме́льеEvery word from Finnish pohmelo