Where does “kül'mku” come from?

kül'mku (Veps) comes from Veps kül'm, from Proto-Finnic külmä, from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kül'mku (Veps): November

Definitions

  1. November

Ancestry of “kül'mku”, step by step

kül'mku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps kül'm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskül'mfrozen, very cold
2Proto-Finnickülmäcold
3Proto-Finno-Permickülmä—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Veps ku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskuif; when; than
2Proto-Finnickuumoon; month; fat, tallow
3Proto-Uralickuŋethe Moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic külmä →Every word from Proto-Finnic külmä →