Where does “liitopuku” come from?

liitopuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish liito, from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

liitopuku (Finnish): wingsuit special jumpsuit which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift

Definitions

  1. wingsuit special jumpsuit which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift

Ancestry of “liitopuku”, step by step

liitopuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitoglide
2Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →