The naming came from the way in which satoimo taro potatoes with their skins resembles 'kinukazuki,' which was the female head cover (often made of silk) worn during the Heian period.
サトイモの皮のついた様子を、平安時代の女性の衣装・衣被ぎ（きぬかづき）になぞらえて名付けたものである。