Where does “sähkölukitus” come from?

sähkölukitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

sähkölukitus (Finnish): electric locking, electrical locking, electronic locking

Definitions

  1. electric locking, electrical locking, electronic locking

Ancestry of “sähkölukitus”, step by step

sähkölukitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish lukitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukituslocking
2Finnishlukitato lock
3Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
4Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →