Where does “mustapaita” come from?

mustapaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish paita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paita, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

mustapaita (Finnish): blackshirt

Definitions

  1. blackshirt

Ancestry of “mustapaita”, step by step

mustapaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaitashirt; Partitive singular form of pai;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paita
3Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic paidōEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paita