Where does “rotanloukku” come from?

rotanloukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish loukku, from Russian мышеловка, from Russian мышь, from Old East Slavic мꙑшь, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

rotanloukku (Finnish): rat trap

Definitions

  1. rat trap

Ancestry of “rotanloukku”, step by step

rotanloukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukkutrap; flax brake
2Russianмышеловкаmousetrap
3Russianмышьmouse
4Old East Slavicмꙑшьmouse
5Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta—
3Middle Low Germanrotte—
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →