Where does “päällystövyö” come from?

päällystövyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

päällystövyö (Finnish): Sam Browne belt

Definitions

  1. Sam Browne belt

Ancestry of “päällystövyö”, step by step

päällystövyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish päällystö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystöofficers in charge of a ship
2Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
3Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →