Where does “pukuompelu” come from?
pukuompelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.
pukuompelu (Finnish): dressmaking; sewing dresses
Definitions
- dressmaking; sewing dresses
Ancestry of “pukuompelu”, step by step
pukuompelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puku | suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers |
| 2 | Zulu | mpuku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *pʊ́kʊ̀ | rat, mouse |
via Finnish ompelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ompelu | sewing; dressmaking |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |