Where does “farkkuhame” come from?

farkkuhame (Finnish) comes from Finnish Häme, from Proto-Finnic hämä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

farkkuhame (Finnish): denim skirt

Definitions

  1. denim skirt

Ancestry of “farkkuhame”, step by step

farkkuhame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Häme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHämeTavastia, Tavastland
2Proto-FinnichämäA person living in or originating from the area...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi

via Finnish farkut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfarkutjeans, especially blue jeans; pair of jeans;...
2Englishfarmarihousut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm
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