Where does “sokkanaula” come from?

sokkanaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish naula, from Proto-Finnic nakla, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

sokkanaula (Finnish): split pin; cotter pin US metal fastener with two tines that are bent during installation, similar to a staple or rivet

Definitions

  1. split pin; cotter pin US metal fastener with two tines that are bent during installation, similar to a staple or rivet

Ancestry of “sokkanaula”, step by step

sokkanaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaulanail; pound; funt, funte
2Proto-Finnicnaklapeg, nail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Finnish sokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsokkaA removable fastener used to secure machine...
2RussianЧека́
3RussianЧКCheka forerunner of the KGB
4RussianВсеросси́йская чрезвыча́йная коми́ссияAll-Russian Extraordinary Commission
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic naglazEvery word from Proto-Finnic nakla