Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/külmä

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Permic *külmä, possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian geluma), and if so, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Cognates include Komi-Permyak кын (kyn) and Proto-Samic *këlmētēk (to be cold).

Adjective

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*külmä

  1. cold

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: külm
  • Finnish: kylmä
  • Ingrian: kylmä
  • Karelian: kylmä
  • Livonian: kīlma
  • Livvi: kylmy
  • Veps: kül'm
  • Võro: külm
  • Votic: tšülme

References

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN