Where does “nahkapusakka” come from?
nahkapusakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pusakka, from Finnish pusero, from Swedish bussarong, from Low German buserun, from Dutch boezeroen, from French bourgeron — A type of short blouson; workman's overall.
nahkapusakka (Finnish): leather jacket
Definitions
- leather jacket
Ancestry of “nahkapusakka”, step by step
nahkapusakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pusakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pusakka | jacket, smock |
| 2 | Finnish | pusero | blouse; sweater, light jacket |
| 3 | Swedish | bussarong | type of pullover blouse, originally worn by... |
| 4 | Low German | buserun | — |
| 5 | Dutch | boezeroen | a smock frock, a workman's undershirt |
| 6 | French | bourgeron | A type of short blouson; workman's overall |