Where does “kävelypuku” come from?

kävelypuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävely, from Finnish kävellä, from Proto-Finnic käveldäk, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.

kävelypuku (Finnish): (women's) tailored suit with a jacket

Definitions

  1. (women's) tailored suit with a jacket

Ancestry of “kävelypuku”, step by step

kävelypuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kävely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelywalk trip made by walking
2Finnishkävelläto walk
3Proto-Finnickäveldäkto walk around
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

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-Germanic *skēwijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic käwe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk →