Where does “kassialma” come from?

kassialma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassi, from Swedish kasse, from Old Swedish karse — basket made from bast or rope.

kassialma (Finnish): bag lady

Definitions

  1. bag lady

Ancestry of “kassialma”, step by step

kassialma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassibag, satchel, tote bag; scrotum
2Swedishkassebag
3Old Swedishkarsebasket made from bast or rope

via Finnish Alma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAlma—
2Latinalmainflection of almus: ## feminine...
Every word from Old Swedish karse →Every word from Swedish kasse →Every word from Finnish kassi →