Where does “frakkipukuinen” come from?
frakkipukuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish frakkipuku, from Finnish frakki, from Swedish frack, from German Frack, from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk — upper clothes, shirt.
frakkipukuinen (Finnish): wearing white tie
Ancestry of “frakkipukuinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | frakkipuku | white tie |
| 2 | Finnish | frakki | a black evening tailcoat or dress coat and a pair... |
| 3 | Swedish | frack | — |
| 4 | German | Frack | tailcoat |
| 5 | English | frock | A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which... |
| 6 | Middle English | frok | — |
| 7 | Old French | froc | frock |
| 8 | Frankish | hrokk | robe, tunic |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hrukkaz | Alternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rug(')- | upper clothes, shirt |