Where does “aaltoimpedanssi” come from?

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

aaltoimpedanssi (Finnish): wave impedance

Definitions

  1. wave impedance

Ancestry of “aaltoimpedanssi”, step by step

aaltoimpedanssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe

via Finnish impedanssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimpedanssiimpedance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n)Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ