Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “kauluspaita” come from? kauluspaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaulus, from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kauluspaita (Finnish): collared shirt, dress shirt; blouse
Definitions collared shirt, dress shirt; blouse Ancestry of “kauluspaita”, step by step kauluspaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaulus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kaulus collar; pronotum 2 Finnish kaula neck; distance between a frontrunner and the... 3 Proto-Finnic kakla neck 4 Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos wheel; circle 5 Proto-Indo-European kʷel- to turn
via Finnish paita Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish paita shirt; Partitive singular form of pai;... 2 Proto-Finno-Ugric *paita — 3 Proto-Germanic paidō coat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt 4 Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- woolen clothes