Where does “loukuttaja” come from?

loukuttaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish loukuttaa, from Finnish loukku, 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 — mouse.

loukuttaja (Finnish): trapper one who traps

Definitions

  1. trapper one who traps

Ancestry of “loukuttaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukuttaato trap (someone or something)
2Finnishloukkutrap; flax brake
3Russianмышеловкаmousetrap
4Russianмышьmouse
5Old East Slavicмꙑшьmouse
6Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
8Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →
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