Where does “kylmä sota” come from?

kylmä sota (Finnish) comes from English cold war — A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided; especially, either the Cold War or Cold War II.

kylmä sota (Finnish): cold war

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  1. cold war

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StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcold warA period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided; especially, either the Cold War or Cold War II
Every word from English cold war