Where does “arkipuku” come from?

arkipuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.

arkipuku (Finnish): smart casual suit

Definitions

  1. smart casual suit

Ancestry of “arkipuku”, step by step

arkipuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukusuit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers
2Zulumpuku—
3Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse

via Finnish arki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
2Proto-Finnicarkiordinary, mundane day
3Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness
Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →Every word from Finnish puku →