Where does “kevätpuku” come from?

kevätpuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.

kevätpuku (Finnish): spring suit, spring outfit

Definitions

  1. spring suit, spring outfit

Ancestry of “kevätpuku”, step by step

kevätpuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →Every word from Finnish puku →