Where does “ruumiskylmiö” come from?

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

ruumiskylmiö (Finnish): mortuary (cold) chamber

Definitions

  1. mortuary (cold) chamber

Ancestry of “ruumiskylmiö”, step by step

ruumiskylmiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylmiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylmiöcold room
2Finnishkylmäcold; level
3Proto-Finnickülmäcold
4Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Finnish ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →