Where does “loksahdus” come from?

loksahdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish loksahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

loksahdus (Finnish): snap like that of two things being fitted or fastened together

Definitions

  1. snap like that of two things being fitted or fastened together

Ancestry of “loksahdus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloksahtaato snap
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →