Where does “ristilukki” come from?
ristilukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukki, from Finnish Luukas, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “ristilukki”, step by step
ristilukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lukki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lukki | A harvestman; A straddle carrier |
| 2 | Finnish | Luukas | Luke biblical character |
| 3 | Latin | Lūcās | Luke the Evangelist |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Λουκᾶς | man from Lucania |
| 5 | Latin | Lucius | a fish, probably the pike |
| 6 | Latin | lux | light; daylight, day, moonlight; life |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | louks | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |