Where does “sokkarengas” come from?

sokkarengas (Finnish) comes from Finnish rengas, from Proto-Finnic rengas, from Proto-Germanic hrengaz, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sokkarengas (Finnish): circle cotter, cotter ring, split ring formed wire fastener that is shaped like a circle; the cotter is installed into its hole very much the way a key ring is slid into the whole in a key

Definitions

  1. circle cotter, cotter ring, split ring formed wire fastener that is shaped like a circle; the cotter is installed into its hole very much the way a key ring is slid into the whole in a key

Ancestry of “sokkarengas”, step by step

sokkarengas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rengas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrengasring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring
2Proto-Finnicrengasring, hoop
3Proto-Germanichrengazring
4Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
5Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

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 sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-