Where does “холоднеча” come from?

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

холоднеча (Ukrainian): severe cold

Definitions

  1. severe cold

Ancestry of “холоднеча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхо́лодcold, cold weather
2Proto-Slavicxoldъcold, coolness
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoldъ →Every word from Russian хо́лод →