Where does “kylmälava” come from?

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

kylmälava (Finnish): cold frame unheated enclosure built low to the ground to protect plants from adverse weather

Definitions

  1. cold frame unheated enclosure built low to the ground to protect plants from adverse weather

Ancestry of “kylmälava”, step by step

kylmälava 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 lava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlavabed; platform; stage
2Proto-Finniclavasleeping place, bed
3Proto-Balticlā́ˀwāˀ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic külmä