Where does “pukuharjoitus” come from?

pukuharjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish harjoitus, from Finnish harjoittaa, from Finnish -oittaa — Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...

pukuharjoitus (Finnish): dress rehearsal

Definitions

  1. dress rehearsal

Ancestry of “pukuharjoitus”, step by step

pukuharjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjoitusexercise, practice; rehearsal; drill
2Finnishharjoittaato practice
3Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...

via Finnish puku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukusuit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers
2Zulumpuku
3Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse
Every word from Finnish -oittaaEvery word from Finnish harjoittaaEvery word from Finnish harjoitus