Where does “полушубок” come from?

полушубок (Russian) comes from Russian шу́ба, from Middle High German schūbe, from Italian giubba, from Latin iuba, from Old Tupi îub, from Old Tupi -a, from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po — hand.

полушубок (Russian): short sheepskin coat, sheepskin jacket

Definitions

  1. short sheepskin coat, sheepskin jacket

Ancestry of “полушубок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшу́баю́бка
2Middle High Germanschūbe—
3Italiangiubbajacket; tunic
4Latiniubamane; the flowing hair on the neck of an animal;...
5Old Tupiîubto lie
6Old Tupi-aforms nouns from a word's stem
7Old Tupipóhand
8Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pohand
9Proto-Tupian*pohand
Every word from Proto-Tupian *po →Every word from Old Tupi -a →Every word from Old Tupi îub →