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Where does “хо́лод” come from?

хо́лод (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic xoldъ, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

хо́лод (Russian): cold, cold weather

Definitions

  1. cold, cold weather

Ancestry of “хо́лод”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxoldъcold, coolness
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “хо́лод”

  • холодать
  • холодрыга
  • холодить
  • холодеть
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