Where does “merimiespuku” come from?

merimiespuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish merimies, from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merimiespuku (Finnish): sailor suit

Definitions

  1. sailor suit

Ancestry of “merimiespuku”, step by step

merimiespuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merimies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerimiessailor, seaman
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

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 mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →