Where does “työttömyysloukku” come from?

työttömyysloukku (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.

työttömyysloukku (Finnish): unemployment trap

Definitions

  1. unemployment trap

Ancestry of “työttömyysloukku”, step by step

työttömyysloukku 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 työttömyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöttömyysunemployment, joblessness
2Finnishtyötönunemployed, jobless; An unemployed person
3Finnishtyöwork; job; you
4Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
5Proto-Finnictekyou
6Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →