Where does “loukuta” come from?

loukuta (Ingrian) 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.

loukuta (Ingrian): to catch a mouse in a mousetrap

Definitions

  1. to catch a mouse in a mousetrap

Ancestry of “loukuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukkutrap; flax brake
2Russianмышеловкаmousetrap
3Russianмышьmouse
4Old East Slavicмꙑшьmouse
5Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →