Where does “liipaisinlukko” come from?

liipaisinlukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish liipaisin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

liipaisinlukko (Finnish): trigger lock device which, when attached to a gun, prevents the operaation of its trigger

Definitions

  1. trigger lock device which, when attached to a gun, prevents the operaation of its trigger

Ancestry of “liipaisinlukko”, step by step

liipaisinlukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liipaisin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliipaisintrigger; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish liipaisin →