Where does “kolmioaalto” come from?

kolmioaalto (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.

kolmioaalto (Finnish): triangle wave

Definitions

  1. triangle wave

Ancestry of “kolmioaalto”, step by step

kolmioaalto 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 kolmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmiotriangle; three-room apartment; give way sign,...
2Finnishkolmethree
3Finnishkolmitri-
4Proto-Uralic*kolme—
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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