Where does “megahertsi” come from?

megahertsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hertsi, from German Hertz, from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

megahertsi (Finnish): megahertz

Definitions

  1. megahertz

Ancestry of “megahertsi”, step by step

megahertsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hertsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhertsihertz
2GermanHertzhertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz
3GermanHerzheart; hearts; sweetheart, darling
4Middle High Germanherzeheart
5Old High Germanherzaheart
6Proto-West Germanichertāheart
7Proto-Germanichertôheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Finnish mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmegaShort for megatavu; Short for megabitti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hertô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hertā →