Where does “uimapuku” come from?

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

uimapuku (Finnish): swimsuit, bathing suit; swimming costume

Definitions

  1. swimsuit, bathing suit; swimming costume

Ancestry of “uimapuku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukusuit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers
2Zulumpuku—
3Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse

Words derived from “uimapuku”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu mpuku →Every word from Finnish puku →