Where does “housut kintuissa” come from?

housut kintuissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish housut, from Old Swedish hosa, from Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

housut kintuissa (Finnish): with one's pants down

Definitions

  1. with one's pants down

Ancestry of “housut kintuissa”, step by step

housut kintuissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish housut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhousuttrousers, pants
2Old Swedishhosalegging, leg covering, hose
3Old Norsehosatrousers, stocking
4Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Finnish kinttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkinttufoot, leg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic husǭEvery word from Old Norse hosa