Where does “kokopuku” come from?
kokopuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.
kokopuku (Finnish): full-body suit
Ancestry of “kokopuku”, step by step
kokopuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puku | suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers |
| 2 | Zulu | mpuku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *pʊ́kʊ̀ | rat, mouse |
via Finnish koko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koko | whole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koko | whole, entire, all |