Where does “kylmäkaluste” come from?

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

kylmäkaluste (Finnish): (piece of) refrigeration equipment, (piece of) refrigerated equipment

Definitions

  1. (piece of) refrigeration equipment, (piece of) refrigerated equipment

Ancestry of “kylmäkaluste”, step by step

kylmäkaluste 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 kaluste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalustepiece of furniture, fitment
2FinnishkalustaaTo furnish
3Finnish-stääFront vowel variant of -staa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic külmä
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