Where does “konttilukki” come from?
konttilukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukki, from Finnish Luukas, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.
konttilukki (Finnish): straddle carrier
Ancestry of “konttilukki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lukki | A harvestman; A straddle carrier |
| 2 | Finnish | Luukas | — |
| 3 | Latin | Lūcās | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λουκᾶς | man from Lucania |
| 5 | Latin | Lucius | — |
| 6 | Latin | lux | light; daylight, day, moonlight; life |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | louks | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |