Where does “soidinpuku” come from?
soidinpuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish soidin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
soidinpuku (Finnish): breeding plumage
Ancestry of “soidinpuku”, step by step
soidinpuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish soidin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soidin | mating display, courtship, lek |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish puku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puku | suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers |
| 2 | Zulu | mpuku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *pʊ́kʊ̀ | rat, mouse |