Where does “lyhytaalto” come from?

lyhytaalto (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.

lyhytaalto (Finnish): shortwave, short wave electromagnetic wave with wavelength between appr. 10 and 100 meters

Definitions

  1. shortwave, short wave electromagnetic wave with wavelength between appr. 10 and 100 meters

Ancestry of “lyhytaalto”, step by step

lyhytaalto 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 lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort

Words derived from “lyhytaalto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →