Where does “lämpöpuku” come from?
lämpöpuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lämpö, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
lämpöpuku (Finnish): thermal suit
Ancestry of “lämpöpuku”, step by step
lämpöpuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lämpö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lämpö | warmth, heat; heat; fever |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
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 |