Where does “puku” come from?

puku (Finnish) comes from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.

puku (Finnish): suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers

Definitions

  1. suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers

Ancestry of “puku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulumpuku—
2Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse

Words derived from “puku”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →
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