Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “nahkahousut” come from? nahkahousut (Finnish) comes from Finnish housut, from Old Swedish hosa, from Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
nahkahousut (Finnish): leather trousers, leather pants
Definitions leather trousers, leather pants Ancestry of “nahkahousut”, step by step nahkahousut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish housut Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish housut trousers, pants 2 Old Swedish hosa legging, leg covering, hose 3 Old Norse hosa trousers, stocking 4 Proto-Germanic husǭ An outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;... 5 Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- to cover, bedeck; cover
via Finnish nahka Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish nahka leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... 2 Proto-Finnic nahka skin; leather 3 Proto-Germanic naskiz skin