Where does “короткохвильовий” come from?

короткохвильовий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хви́ля, from Polish chwila, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

короткохвильовий (Ukrainian): shortwave

Definitions

  1. shortwave

Ancestry of “короткохвильовий”, step by step

короткохвильовий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian хви́ля

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхви́ляwave
2Polishchwilamoment, instant
3Middle High Germanwīle—
4Old High Germanwīla—
5Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
6Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via Russian коро́ткий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоро́ткийshort, brief
2Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →