Where does “isopusseli” come from?

isopusseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isopusseli (Finnish): giant bandicoot, Peroryctes broadbenti

Definitions

  1. giant bandicoot, Peroryctes broadbenti

Ancestry of “isopusseli”, step by step

isopusseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish pusseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpusselibandicoot, bilby any marsupial of the order
2Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
3Old Swedishpusi—
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →
isopusseli — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer