Where does “pukumies” come from?

pukumies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

pukumies (Finnish): suit man who wears a suit, especially a boss, supervisor, banker or lawyer

Definitions

  1. suit man who wears a suit, especially a boss, supervisor, banker or lawyer

Ancestry of “pukumies”, step by step

pukumies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

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 Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →