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
Ancestry of “aalto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | alto | wave |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aldǭ | trough, hollow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰō(n) | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰu- | trough, canoe |
Words derived from “aalto”