Where does “tsunamiaalto” come from?

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

tsunamiaalto (Finnish): tsunami wave

Definitions

  1. tsunami wave

Ancestry of “tsunamiaalto”, step by step

tsunamiaalto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aalto

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

via Finnish tsunami

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtsunamitsunami
2Japanese津波a tsunami; a tidal wave; a tidal bore
3Japanese波wave
4Middle Chinese波—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →
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