Where does “ovilokero” come from?

ovilokero (Finnish) comes from Finnish lokero, from Middle Low German lok, from Old Saxon lok, from Proto-Germanic *lok.

ovilokero (Finnish): door compartment

Definitions

  1. door compartment

Ancestry of “ovilokero”, step by step

ovilokero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lokero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokerosmall compartment or box; pigeonhole
2Middle Low Germanlok—
3Old Saxonlok—
4Proto-Germanic*lok—

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lok →Every word from Old Saxon lok →Every word from Middle Low German lok →