Where does “valmispuku” come from?
valmispuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish puku, from Zulu mpuku, from Proto-Bantu *pʊ́kʊ̀ — rat, mouse.
valmispuku (Finnish): ready-to-wear suit
Ancestry of “valmispuku”, step by step
valmispuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish valmis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valmis | completed, finished; ready, poised, set up;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valmis | finished, completed; ready |