Where does “hiiripusseli” come from?

hiiripusseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pusseli, from Finnish pussi, from Old Swedish pusi, from Proto-Germanic pusô — bag, sack, scrip.

hiiripusseli (Finnish): mouse bandicoot marsupial of the genus Microperoryctes

Definitions

  1. mouse bandicoot marsupial of the genus Microperoryctes

Ancestry of “hiiripusseli”, step by step

hiiripusseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pusseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpusselibandicoot, bilby any marsupial of the order
2Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
3Old Swedishpusi—
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

via Finnish hiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →