Where does “aaltosulku” come from?

aaltosulku (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.

aaltosulku (Finnish): A curly bracket

Definitions

  1. A curly bracket

Ancestry of “aaltosulku”, step by step

aaltosulku 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 sulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

Words derived from “aaltosulku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →