Where does “chłody” come from?
chłody (Polish) comes from Polish chłód, from Proto-Slavic xoldъ, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
chłody (Polish): cold weather
Ancestry of “chłody”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | chłód | cold; coolness; coldness |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xoldъ | cold, coolness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |