Where does “lyhytaaltolähetin” come from?
lyhytaaltolähetin (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.
lyhytaaltolähetin (Finnish): shortwave transmitter
Definitions
- shortwave transmitter
Ancestry of “lyhytaaltolähetin”, step by step
lyhytaaltolähetin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lyhytaalto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyhytaalto | shortwave, short wave electromagnetic wave with wavelength between appr. 10 and 100 meters |
| 2 | Finnish | aalto | wave; outbreak |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alto | wave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aldǭ | trough, hollow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰō(n) | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰu- | trough, canoe |