Where does “külm” come from?

külm (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic külmä, from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

külm (Võro): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “külm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickülmäcold
2Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →