Where does “uppolukko” come from?

uppolukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish uppo-, from Finnish upota, from Proto-Finnic up'ot'ak — to sink; to drown.

uppolukko (Finnish): flush lock

Definitions

  1. flush lock

Ancestry of “uppolukko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuppo-sinking or submerging, submersible; completely,...
2Finnishupotato sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to...
3Proto-Finnicup'ot'akto sink; to drown
Every word from Proto-Finnic up'ot'ak →Every word from Finnish upota →Every word from Finnish uppo- →
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