Where does “kylmähauras” come from?

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

kylmähauras (Finnish): cold-short brittle at low temperatures

Definitions

  1. cold-short brittle at low temperatures

Ancestry of “kylmähauras”, step by step

kylmähauras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylmäcold; level
2Proto-Finnickülmäcold
3Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Finnish hauras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaurasbrittle, fragile, frail, friable, crumbly,...
2Proto-Finnichaprasbrittle, fragile, weak

Words derived from “kylmähauras”

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