Where does “aaltopelti” come from?

aaltopelti (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.

aaltopelti (Finnish): corrugated iron, corrugated sheet

Definitions

  1. corrugated iron, corrugated sheet

Ancestry of “aaltopelti”, step by step

aaltopelti 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 pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →