Where does “loukku” come from?

loukku (Finnish) comes from Russian мышеловка, from Russian мышь, from Old East Slavic мꙑшь, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

loukku (Finnish): trap; flax brake

Definitions

  1. trap; flax brake

Ancestry of “loukku”, step by step

loukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мышеловка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмышеловкаmousetrap
2Russianмышьmouse
3Old East Slavicмꙑшьmouse
4Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Finnish loukata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukatato wound, hurt, injure cause a physical injury to (chiefly of [one's own] body parts)
2Proto-Finnicloukat'ak—

Words derived from “loukku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →