Where does “velkaloukku” come from?

velkaloukku (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.

velkaloukku (Finnish): debt trap

Definitions

  1. debt trap

Ancestry of “velkaloukku”, step by step

velkaloukku 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 velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →
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