Where does “pukuompelija” come from?

pukuompelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ompelija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

pukuompelija (Finnish): dressmaker; a person who sews dresses

Definitions

  1. dressmaker; a person who sews dresses

Ancestry of “pukuompelija”, step by step

pukuompelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ompelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishompelijasewer; dressmaker
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

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-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →