Where does “lumigolf” come from?

lumigolf (Finnish) comes from Finnish golf, from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

lumigolf (Finnish): snow golf golf played on snow

Definitions

  1. snow golf golf played on snow

Ancestry of “lumigolf”, step by step

lumigolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgolfgolf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Finnish Lumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLumisnow frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation; sometimes also similar frozen forms of other substances
2Finnishlumisnow
3Proto-Finniclumisnow
4Proto-Uraliclomesnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →