Where does “pitsisukat” come from?

pitsisukat (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukka, from Proto-Finnic sukka, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

pitsisukat (Finnish): lace stockings, lace socks

Definitions

  1. lace stockings, lace socks

Ancestry of “pitsisukat”, step by step

pitsisukat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukkasock; stocking
2Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →