Where does “taittolukko” come from?

taittolukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitto, from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.

taittolukko (Finnish): folding lock

Definitions

  1. folding lock

Ancestry of “taittolukko”, step by step

taittolukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaittolayout
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak—

via Finnish lukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukkolock; bolt; clasp
2Proto-Germaniclukǭlock, clasp, shutter, opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Finnic taipudak →Every word from Finnish taipua →Every word from Finnish taittaa →