Where does “neulepusero” come from?

neulepusero (Finnish) comes from Finnish neule, from Finnish neuloa, from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

neulepusero (Finnish): crew neck; sweater, pullover, jumper, jersey

Definitions

  1. crew neck; sweater, pullover, jumper, jersey

Ancestry of “neulepusero”, step by step

neulepusero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneuleA knit garment
2Finnishneuloato knit
3Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
4Proto-Finnicneekla—
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish pusero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuseroblouse; sweater, light jacket
2Swedishbussarongtype of pullover blouse, originally worn by...
3Low Germanbuserun—
4Dutchboezeroena smock frock, a workman's undershirt
5FrenchbourgeronA type of short blouson; workman's overall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →