Where does “äkäpussi” come from?
äkäpussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish äkäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
äkäpussi (Finnish): shrew
Ancestry of “äkäpussi”, step by step
äkäpussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äkäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äkäinen | irritated, angry |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish pussi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pussi | bag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pusi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pusô | bag, sack, scrip |