Where does “puettaa” come from?

puettaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pukea, from Proto-Finnic pukedak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puke- — to climb, creep.

puettaa (Finnish): To dress up somebody or something

Definitions

  1. To dress up somebody or something

Ancestry of “puettaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukeato put on, don clothes; often with
2Proto-Finnicpukedakto thread
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpuke-to climb, creep
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pukedak →Every word from Finnish pukea →