Where does “käsivarsilukko” come from?

käsivarsilukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsivarsi, from Finnish käsi, from Finnish kahdeksan, from Proto-Finnic kakteksa, from Proto-Finnic kakci, from Proto-Uralic *kakta.

käsivarsilukko (Finnish): armlock

Definitions

  1. armlock

Ancestry of “käsivarsilukko”, step by step

käsivarsilukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käsivarsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäsivarsiarm; The area of Enontekiö municipality between...
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta—

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kakta →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakteksa →
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