Where does “pellepuku” come from?

pellepuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.

pellepuku (Finnish): camo

Definitions

  1. camo

Ancestry of “pellepuku”, step by step

pellepuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish pelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpelleA clown
2Swedishpelle—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →Every word from Finnish puku →