Where does “talvikylmä” come from?

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

talvikylmä (Ingrian): winter cold

Definitions

  1. winter cold

Ancestry of “talvikylmä”, step by step

talvikylmä 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 talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantalviwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmäEvery word from Proto-Finnic külmä