Where does “aalto” come from?

aalto (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic alto, from Proto-Germanic aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n), from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- — trough, canoe.

aalto (Finnish): wave; outbreak

Definitions

  1. wave; outbreak

Ancestry of “aalto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicaltowave
2Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe

Words derived from “aalto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →