Where does “kantokassi” come from?

kantokassi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanto, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

kantokassi (Finnish): carrier bag, carrying bag

Definitions

  1. carrier bag, carrying bag

Ancestry of “kantokassi”, step by step

kantokassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantostump, tree stump
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish kassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassibag, satchel, tote bag; scrotum
2Swedishkassebag
3Old Swedishkarsebasket made from bast or rope
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kanta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kantadak →