Where does “kuolonkankeus” come from?

kuolonkankeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolo, from Finnish kuolla, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kuolonkankeus (Finnish): rigor mortis

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kuolo	death
2	Finnish	kuolla	to die
3	Proto-Finnic	kooldak	to die
4	Proto-Uralic	kale-	to die

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