Where does “muinaispuku” come from?
muinaispuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish muinainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
muinaispuku (Finnish): ancient (folk) costume, ancient dress
Definitions
- ancient (folk) costume, ancient dress
Ancestry of “muinaispuku”, step by step
muinaispuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muinainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muinainen | ancient |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish puku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puku | suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers |
| 2 | Zulu | mpuku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *pʊ́kʊ̀ | rat, mouse |