Where does “jousipakka” come from?

jousipakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakka, from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

jousipakka (Finnish): spring pack

Definitions

  1. spring pack

Ancestry of “jousipakka”, step by step

jousipakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkadeck; bundle; roll
2Swedishbackeslope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Swedish backe →
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