Where does “lentäjäntakki” come from?

lentäjäntakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish täkki, from Old Swedish stakker, from Old Norse stafkarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

lentäjäntakki (Finnish): bomber jacket, flight jacket

Definitions

  1. bomber jacket, flight jacket

Ancestry of “lentäjäntakki”, step by step

lentäjäntakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish täkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäkkiquilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia
2Old Swedishstakker
3Old Norsestafkarlpoor beggar
4Old NorseKarlman
5Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Finnish lentäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlentäjäpilot, aviator, airman; flyer
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic karazEvery word from Proto-Germanic karilaz