Where does “lyhytaaltoasema” come from?

lyhytaaltoasema (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.

lyhytaaltoasema (Finnish): shortwave radio station radio station that broadcasts on shortwaves

Definitions

  1. shortwave radio station radio station that broadcasts on shortwaves

Ancestry of “lyhytaaltoasema”, step by step

lyhytaaltoasema 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 asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu-