Where does “sahalaita-aalto” come from?

sahalaita-aalto (Finnish) comes from Finnish sahalaita, from Finnish saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sahalaita-aalto (Finnish): sawtooth wave

Definitions

  1. sawtooth wave

Ancestry of “sahalaita-aalto”, step by step

sahalaita-aalto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sahalaita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahalaitasawtooth
2Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
3Old Swedishsaghsaw
4Old Norsesǫgsaw
5Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish aalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →