Where does “puvustamo” come from?

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

puvustamo (Finnish): wardrobe department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes

Definitions

  1. wardrobe department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes

Ancestry of “puvustamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuvustaato costume; design and make costumes for a play
2Finnishpukusuit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers
3Zulumpuku
4Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse
Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀Every word from Zulu mpukuEvery word from Finnish puku