Where does “helleaalto” come from?

helleaalto (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.

helleaalto (Finnish): heat wave

Definitions

  1. heat wave

Ancestry of “helleaalto”, step by step

helleaalto 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 helle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhelleA hot place or heat; Hot weather, swelter;...
2FinnishHellevi—
3DanishHelvigborne by a 14th century queen of Denmark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →