Where does “frakkipuku” come from?
frakkipuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish frakki, from Swedish frack, from German Frack, from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz — upper clothes, shirt.
frakkipuku (Finnish): white tie
Definitions
- white tie
Ancestry of “frakkipuku”, step by step
frakkipuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish frakki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | frakki | a black evening tailcoat or dress coat and a pair... |
| 2 | Swedish | frack | a tailcoat |
| 3 | German | Frack | tailcoat |
| 4 | English | frock | A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which... |
| 5 | Middle English | frok | — |
| 6 | Old French | froc | frock |
| 7 | Frankish | hrokk | robe, tunic |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrukkaz | Alternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rug(')- | upper clothes, shirt |