Where does “vuoksiaalto” come from?

vuoksiaalto (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.

vuoksiaalto (Finnish): tidal wave

Definitions

  1. tidal wave

Ancestry of “vuoksiaalto”, step by step

vuoksiaalto 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 vuoksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoksi"genitive +" API + "possessive suffix"; due to,...
2Finnishvuoflow; flux
3PolishwuThe name of the Latin-script letter W
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldǭ →