Where does “putkilukko” come from?

putkilukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

putkilukko (Finnish): key deposit cylinder-shaped mechanism for storing keys

Definitions

  1. key deposit cylinder-shaped mechanism for storing keys

Ancestry of “putkilukko”, step by step

putkilukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →