Where does “kipparipaita” come from?

kipparipaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish paita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paita, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

kipparipaita (Finnish): sailor shirt with stripes

Definitions

  1. sailor shirt with stripes

Ancestry of “kipparipaita”, step by step

kipparipaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaitashirt; Partitive singular form of pai;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paita—
3Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes

via Finnish kippari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkippariskipper
2Old Swedishskipari—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic paidō →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paita →
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