Where does “puhvihiha” come from?

puhvihiha (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiha, from Proto-Finnic hiha, from Proto-Finno-Permic šiša, from Proto-Finno-Permic iša.

puhvihiha (Finnish): puff sleeve

Definitions

  1. puff sleeve

Ancestry of “puhvihiha”, step by step

puhvihiha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihasleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch
2Proto-Finnichihasleeve
3Proto-Finno-Permicšiša—
4Proto-Finno-Permiciša—

via Finnish puhvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhvipouf, puff
2Swedishpuffa puff (of gas or smoke)
3Frenchpoufpouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof
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