Where does “valmisvaate” come from?

valmisvaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaate, from Proto-Finnic *vaat'ëk, from Proto-Germanic wēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

valmisvaate (Finnish): ready-to-wear garment

Definitions

  1. ready-to-wear garment

Ancestry of “valmisvaate”, step by step

valmisvaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Finnish valmis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalmiscompleted, finished; ready, poised, set up;...
2Proto-Finnicvalmisfinished, completed; ready

Words derived from “valmisvaate”

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