Where does “heilahduslaajuus” come from?

heilahduslaajuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish heilahdus, from Finnish heilahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

heilahduslaajuus (Finnish): swinging amplitude, oscillation amplitude

Definitions

  1. swinging amplitude, oscillation amplitude

Ancestry of “heilahduslaajuus”, step by step

heilahduslaajuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heilahdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheilahdusa swing the act of swinging once
2Finnishheilahtaato swing once
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish laajuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaajuusscope, extent; amplitude
2Finnishlaajawide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive
3Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa