Where does “lyhytaaltoalue” come from?

lyhytaaltoalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyhytaalto, from Finnish aalto, from Proto-Finnic alto, from Proto-Germanic aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n), from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- — trough, canoe.

lyhytaaltoalue (Finnish): shortwave range electromagnetic frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz, or with wavelength between 10 and 100 meters collectively

Definitions

  1. shortwave range electromagnetic frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz, or with wavelength between 10 and 100 meters collectively

Ancestry of “lyhytaaltoalue”, step by step

lyhytaaltoalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyhytaalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytaaltoshortwave, short wave electromagnetic wave with wavelength between appr. 10 and 100 meters
2Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
3Proto-Finnicaltowave
4Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ
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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