Where does “lukonkehys” come from?

lukonkehys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehys, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

lukonkehys (Finnish): receiver part of a firearm containing the action

Definitions

  1. receiver part of a firearm containing the action

Ancestry of “lukonkehys”, step by step

lukonkehys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehysframe; cadre
2Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
3Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
4Proto-Finnickeššä—
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →