Where does “barokkipuku” come from?

barokkipuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish barokki, from French baroque, from Middle French baroque, from Italian barocco, from Latin verrūca, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

barokkipuku (Finnish): baroque costume

Definitions

  1. baroque costume

Ancestry of “barokkipuku”, step by step

barokkipuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish barokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbarokkibaroque
2Frenchbaroquebaroque (all senses)
3Middle Frenchbaroque—
4Italianbaroccobaroque; baroque or Baroque
5Latinverrūcaa steep place, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verrūca →