Where does “lukko-ote” come from?

lukko-ote (Finnish) comes from Finnish ote, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

lukko-ote (Finnish): hold grip that is firmly holding onto something

Definitions

  1. hold grip that is firmly holding onto something

Ancestry of “lukko-ote”, step by step

lukko-ote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotegrasp, grip; approach, mindset; citation,...
2Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
3Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →