Where does “kylmänhorros” come from?

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

kylmänhorros (Finnish): chill coma

Definitions

  1. chill coma

Ancestry of “kylmänhorros”, step by step

kylmänhorros 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 horros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhorroshibernation; slumber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →