Where does “aaltoloukku” come from?

aaltoloukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish loukku, from Russian мышеловка, from Russian мышь, from Old East Slavic мꙑшь, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

aaltoloukku (Finnish): wave trap

Definitions

  1. wave trap

Ancestry of “aaltoloukku”, step by step

aaltoloukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukkutrap; flax brake
2Russianмышеловкаmousetrap
3Russianмышьmouse
4Old East Slavicмꙑшьmouse
5Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Finnish aalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →