Where does “kylmä” come from?

kylmä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic külmä, from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kylmä (Finnish): cold; level

Definitions

  1. cold; level

Ancestry of “kylmä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kylmä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →