Where does “krótkofalówka” come from?

krótkofalówka (Polish) comes from Polish fala, from German welle, from Middle High German wëlle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

krótkofalówka (Polish): shortwave transmitter

Definitions

  1. shortwave transmitter

Ancestry of “krótkofalówka”, step by step

krótkofalówka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish fala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfalawave
2Germanwelleinflection of wellen: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwëlle—
4Old High Germanwellasource
5Proto-West Germanicwallanto well up, spring out, bubble forth
6Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Polish Krótki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrótkishort
2Lower Sorbiankrotkishort
3Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →