Where does “pukupussi” come from?

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

pukupussi (Finnish): garment bag

Definitions

  1. garment bag

Ancestry of “pukupussi”, step by step

pukupussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
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