Where does “aaltopaketti” come from?

aaltopaketti (Finnish) comes from Finnish paketti, from Swedish paket, from French paquet, from Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

aaltopaketti (Finnish): wave packet

Definitions

  1. wave packet

Ancestry of “aaltopaketti”, step by step

aaltopaketti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paketti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakettipackage; parcel; packet
2Swedishpaketa package, a parcel, a packet, a wrapped gift
3Frenchpaquetpacket; pack; parcel
4Middle Frenchpaquet—
5Middle Dutchpac—
6Old Dutchpakko—
7Frankishpakkō—
8Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Finnish aalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Dutch pakko →