riippulukko = padlock in Finnish
The Finnish “riippulukko” literally means “a hanging lock” (riippua = to hang + lukko = lock). By the way, “lukko” is a loanword from the Proto-Norse and is a cognate with the English “lock”.
The Finnish language is not the only language where a lock can hang:
visací zámek (visací = hanging + zámek = lock) in Czech
hængelås = padlock (hænge = to hang + lås = lock) in Danish
hangslot (hangen = to hang + slot = lock) in Dutch
Vorhängeschloss (hängen = to hang + Schloss = lock, castle) in German
glas crochta (glas = lock + crochta = hung, hanging) in Irish
hengelås (henge = to hang + lås = lock)
висячий замок m {visjačij zamok} (висячий = hanging + замок = lock) in Russian
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