Where does “potkupuku” come from?
potkupuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.
potkupuku (Finnish): onesie, romper suit
Ancestry of “potkupuku”, step by step
potkupuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puku | suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers |
| 2 | Zulu | mpuku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *pʊ́kʊ̀ | rat, mouse |
via Finnish potku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potku | kick; a side net steering fish towards a fyke |
| 2 | Finnish | potkia | to kick; Partitive plural form of potka |
| 3 | Votic | -ia | — |