Where does “kylmänväry” come from?

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

kylmänväry (Ingrian): shiver from the cold

Definitions

  1. shiver from the cold

Ancestry of “kylmänväry”, step by step

kylmänväry 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 Ingrian väry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianväryshiver, tremble
2Ingrianvärissäto shiver; tremble
3Proto-Finnicväristäkto shiver, to quiver, to tremble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →
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