Where does “hiiripussimäyrä” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hiiripussimäyrä”, step by step

hiiripussimäyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussimäyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussimäyräbandicoot
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 →