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

Definitions

  1. chilblain

Ancestry of “kylmänkyhmy”, step by step

kylmänkyhmy 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 kyhmy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyhmyswelling, protuberance
2Finnishkuhmuknot, swelling, bump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →