Where does “partiopuku” come from?

partiopuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish partio, from Swedish parti, from Old Swedish parti, from French partie, from French partir, from Middle French partir, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō — passed , crossed.

partiopuku (Finnish): scout outfit, scout suit

Definitions

  1. scout outfit, scout suit

Ancestry of “partiopuku”, step by step

partiopuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish partio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpartiopatrol; scouting; fireteam
2Swedishpartiparty; a side in an argument; a game of e.g....
3Old Swedishparti
4Frenchpartiepart; party; game, play
5Frenchpartirto share, to share out, to divide; to go away,...
6Middle Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
7Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
8Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
9Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish puku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukusuit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers
2Zulumpuku
3Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós