Where does “hyökyaalto” come from?

hyökyaalto (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.

hyökyaalto (Finnish): tidal wave; rogue wave, freak wave, monster wave

Definitions

  1. tidal wave; rogue wave, freak wave, monster wave

Ancestry of “hyökyaalto”, step by step

hyökyaalto 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 hyöky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhyökyA surge; An outpouring; A waterfall
2Finnishhuokuair current, exhalation
3Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
4Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →
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