Where does “ristiaallokko” come from?

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

ristiaallokko (Finnish): cross sea

Definitions

  1. cross sea

Ancestry of “ristiaallokko”, step by step

ristiaallokko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aallokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaallokkoswell; waves
2Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
3Proto-Finnicaltowave
4Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe

via Finnish Risti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRisticross
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →