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Where does “hiirenloukku” come from?

hiirenloukku (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.

hiirenloukku (Finnish): mousetrap

Definitions

  1. mousetrap

Ancestry of “hiirenloukku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukkutrap; flax brake
2Russianмышеловка—
3Russianмышьmouse
4Old East Slavicмꙑшь—
5Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšis—
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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