Where does “aaltoilutila” come from?

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

aaltoilutila (Finnish): surge tank

Definitions

  1. surge tank

Ancestry of “aaltoilutila”, step by step

aaltoilutila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aaltoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltoiluwaving, the movement of waves
2FinnishaaltoillaTo wave, undulate
3FinnishaallotaTo wave
4Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
5Proto-Finnicaltowave
6Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe

via Finnish tila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →