Where does “tulva-aalto” come from?

tulva-aalto (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.

tulva-aalto (Finnish): flood wave

Definitions

  1. flood wave

Ancestry of “tulva-aalto”, step by step

tulva-aalto 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 tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n)Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ