Where does “safaripuku” come from?

safaripuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish safari, from Swahili safari, from Arabic سَفَر, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

safaripuku (Finnish): safari outfit, khaki outfit

Definitions

  1. safari outfit, khaki outfit

Ancestry of “safaripuku”, step by step

safaripuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish safari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsafarisafari
2Swahilisafarijourney, trip; a time or instance
3Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
4Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

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 Arabic عَلِيّ →Every word from Arabic سَفَر →Every word from Swahili safari →