Where does “kylmälaukku” come from?

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

kylmälaukku (Finnish): cooler US; cool bag, cool box UK; chilly bin NZ; esky Austr. insulated picnic cooler, usually a box cooled with ice or freezer packs

Definitions

  1. cooler US; cool bag, cool box UK; chilly bin NZ; esky Austr. insulated picnic cooler, usually a box cooled with ice or freezer packs

Ancestry of “kylmälaukku”, step by step

kylmälaukku 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 laukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkubag; case
2Russianла́вкаbench, shop
3Proto-Slaviclavъka—
4Proto-Slaviclavàbench
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →