Where does “puvunhousut” come from?

puvunhousut (Finnish) comes from Finnish housut, from Old Swedish hosa, from Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

puvunhousut (Finnish): dress pants

Definitions

  1. dress pants

Ancestry of “puvunhousut”, step by step

puvunhousut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish housut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhousuttrousers, pants
2Old Swedishhosalegging, leg covering, hose
3Old Norsehosatrousers, stocking
4Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

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 (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic husǭEvery word from Old Norse hosa