Where does “sivuaallokko” come from?

sivuaallokko (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.

sivuaallokko (Finnish): beam sea a rough sea or the waves of such, the waves of which are perpendicular to the heading of a ship

Definitions

  1. beam sea a rough sea or the waves of such, the waves of which are perpendicular to the heading of a ship

Ancestry of “sivuaallokko”, step by step

sivuaallokko 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 sivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivupage, side; side; flank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n)Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ