Where does “maastopuku” come from?

maastopuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish maasto, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maastopuku (Finnish): camouflage, camo clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting

Definitions

  1. camouflage, camo clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting

Ancestry of “maastopuku”, step by step

maastopuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaastoterrain
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

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-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →