Where does “kylmäverihevonen” come from?

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

kylmäverihevonen (Finnish): draft horse, draught horse, dray horse, cold-blooded horse type of horse that is tall and heavily muscled, making it a good workhorse

Definitions

  1. draft horse, draught horse, dray horse, cold-blooded horse type of horse that is tall and heavily muscled, making it a good workhorse

Ancestry of “kylmäverihevonen”, step by step

kylmäverihevonen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylmäcold; level
2Proto-Finnickülmäcold
3Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →