Where does “kilohertsi” come from?

kilohertsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hertsi, from German Hertz, from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

kilohertsi (Finnish): kilohertz

Definitions

  1. kilohertz

Ancestry of “kilohertsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhertsihertz
2GermanHertzhertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz
3GermanHerzheart; hearts; sweetheart, darling
4Middle High Germanherzeheart
5Old High Germanherzaheart
6Proto-West Germanichertāheart
7Proto-Germanichertôheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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