Where does “kylmänkyhmy” come from?
kylmänkyhmy (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylmä, from Proto-Finnic külmä, from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
kylmänkyhmy (Finnish): chilblain
Ancestry of “kylmänkyhmy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kylmä | cold; level |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | külmä | cold |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | külmä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |