Where does “mittapuku” come from?

mittapuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.

mittapuku (Finnish): tailored suit, made-to-measure suit suit made individually for a client according to his measures

Definitions

  1. tailored suit, made-to-measure suit suit made individually for a client according to his measures

Ancestry of “mittapuku”, step by step

mittapuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →Every word from Finnish puku →