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Where does “kylmäverinen” come from?

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

kylmäverinen (Finnish): cold-blooded

Definitions

  1. cold-blooded

Ancestry of “kylmäverinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kylmäverinen”

  • kylmäverisyys
  • kylmäverisesti
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