Where does “lokse” come from?
lokse (Finnish) comes from Finnish loksua, from Finnish loksahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
lokse (Finnish): clatter, rattle
Definitions
- clatter, rattle
Ancestry of “lokse”, step by step
lokse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish loksua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | loksua | to grate, to snap, to make a sound akin to... |
| 2 | Finnish | loksahtaa | to snap |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | e | E note |