Where does “kanttiaalto” come from?

kanttiaalto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantti, from Swedish känt, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

kanttiaalto (Finnish): square wave, pulse wave

Definitions

  1. square wave, pulse wave

Ancestry of “kanttiaalto”, step by step

kanttiaalto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanttiedge; chutzpah; the courage, guts, balls, nerve...
2Swedishkäntan edge; border; rim
3Frenchcantcorner
4Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
5Gaulishcantos—
6Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

via Finnish aalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →