Where does “pitkittäisaalto” come from?
pitkittäisaalto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkittäinen, from Finnish pitkittäin, from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
pitkittäisaalto (Finnish): longitudinal wave
Ancestry of “pitkittäisaalto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pitkittäinen | longitudinal |
| 2 | Finnish | pitkittäin | lengthwise |
| 3 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 6 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |