Where does “vakosamettihousut” come from?

vakosamettihousut (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakosametti, from Finnish sametti, from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ — six.

vakosamettihousut (Finnish): corduroys, corduroy trousers, corduroy pants

Definitions

  1. corduroys, corduroy trousers, corduroy pants

Ancestry of “vakosamettihousut”, step by step

vakosamettihousut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakosametti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakosametticorduroy
2Finnishsamettivelvet
3Swedishsammetvelvet
4Middle Low Germansammet
5Old Frenchsamitsamite
6Latinsamitum
7Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον
8Ancient Greekἕξsix
9Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Finnish housut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhousuttrousers, pants
2Old Swedishhosalegging, leg covering, hose
3Old Norsehosatrousers, stocking
4Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hwéksEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕξ
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