Where does “vuokrapuku” come from?

vuokrapuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuokra, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

vuokrapuku (Finnish): rented suit

Definitions

  1. rented suit

Ancestry of “vuokrapuku”, step by step

vuokrapuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuokra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuokralease; rent
2Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Finnish puku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukusuit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers
2Zulumpuku—
3Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →
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