Where does “kalm” come from?

kalm (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kalm (Ludian): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “kalm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickalmagrave; death
2Proto-Uralickalmagrave; ? death
3Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kalma →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalma →