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Where does “kylmälaatikko” come from?

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

kylmälaatikko (Finnish): ice chest

Definitions

  1. ice chest

Ancestry of “kylmälaatikko”, step by step

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