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 *pʊ́kʊ̀Every word from Zulu mpukuEvery word from Finnish puku