Where does “saamenpuku” come from?

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

saamenpuku (Finnish): Sami coat, Sami dress any of several models of embroidered clothing traditionally worn by Sami men and women

Definitions

  1. Sami coat, Sami dress any of several models of embroidered clothing traditionally worn by Sami men and women

Ancestry of “saamenpuku”, step by step

saamenpuku 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 saame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaameSámi
2Northern SamiSápmiThe lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia
3Proto-SamicsāmēSami person
Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →Every word from Finnish puku →