sukka

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • sock garment covering foot
  • stocking garment covering foot and part of leg
  • stocking knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *sukka derived from Proto-Germanic *sukkaz (sock) derived from Latin soccus (slipper, buskin, a light shoe slipper, low shoe).

Origin

Latin

soccus

Gloss

slipper, buskin, a light shoe slipper, low shoe

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