Where does “avaruuspuku” come from?
avaruuspuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaruus, from Finnish avara, from Proto-Finnic avara, from Proto-Finnic -ra — Forms diminutive nouns.
avaruuspuku (Finnish): space suit
Ancestry of “avaruuspuku”, step by step
avaruuspuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avaruus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avaruus | space; spaciousness; expanse |
| 2 | Finnish | avara | spacious, roomy |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avara | ample, spacious |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ra | Forms diminutive nouns |
via Finnish puku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puku | suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers |
| 2 | Zulu | mpuku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *pʊ́kʊ̀ | rat, mouse |