Where does “kylmäkiskoinen” come from?

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

kylmäkiskoinen (Finnish): standoffish, aloof, cold

Definitions

  1. standoffish, aloof, cold

Ancestry of “kylmäkiskoinen”, step by step

kylmäkiskoinen 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 kisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskobar; rail
2Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
3Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear

Words derived from “kylmäkiskoinen”

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