Where does “aallonharja” come from?

aallonharja (Finnish) comes from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

aallonharja (Finnish): crest of a wave

Definitions

  1. crest of a wave

Ancestry of “aallonharja”, step by step

aallonharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
2RussianХаритон—
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish aalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →