Where does “pumpulimekko” come from?
pumpulimekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pumpuli, from Swedish bomull — cotton; the textile made from the fiber harvested...
Ancestry of “pumpulimekko”, step by step
pumpulimekko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pumpuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pumpuli | cotton; lint, cotton |
| 2 | Swedish | bomull | cotton; the textile made from the fiber harvested... |
via Finnish mekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mekko | dress |