Where does “ilmalukko” come from?
ilmalukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
ilmalukko (Finnish): airlock sealed, airtight chamber
Definitions
- airlock sealed, airtight chamber
Ancestry of “ilmalukko”, step by step
ilmalukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ilma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 2 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 4 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
via Finnish lukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lukko | lock; bolt; clasp |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lukǭ | lock, clasp, shutter, opening |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg- | to bend |