Where does “ratsastuspuku” come from?

ratsastuspuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish ratsastus, from Finnish ratsastaa, from Finnish ratsailla, from Finnish ratsata, from Finnish ratsia, from Swedish razzia, from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة.

ratsastuspuku (Finnish): (horse) riding outfit, (horse) riding clothes; riding habit for women

Definitions

  1. (horse) riding outfit, (horse) riding clothes; riding habit for women

Ancestry of “ratsastuspuku”, step by step

ratsastuspuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ratsastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsastushorseriding, equestrianism, equitation; riding;...
2FinnishratsastaaTo ride
3Finnishratsaillamounted on a horse, etc
4Finnishratsatato raid
5Finnishratsiaraid (by police), roundup
6Swedishrazziaraid
7Frenchrazziaraid
8Algerian Arabicغَزِيَّة—

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 Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة →Every word from French razzia →Every word from Swedish razzia →