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Where does “smokki” come from?

smokki (Finnish) comes from French smoking, from English smoking jacket — A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking...

smokki (Finnish): tuxedo, dinner jacket, black tie; penguin suit

Definitions

  1. tuxedo, dinner jacket, black tie; penguin suit

Ancestry of “smokki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsmokingtuxedo, dinner jacket
2Englishsmoking jacketA men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking...

Words derived from “smokki”

  • smokkitilaisuus
  • smokkipukuinen
  • smokkivyö
  • smokkipaita
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