Where does “puulukko” come from?

puulukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

puulukko (Finnish): a primitive wooden lock

Definitions

  1. a primitive wooden lock

Ancestry of “puulukko”, step by step

puulukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish lukko

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