Where does “kiukkupussi” come from?

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

kiukkupussi (Finnish): a snappy person, a shrew

Definitions

  1. a snappy person, a shrew

Ancestry of “kiukkupussi”, step by step

kiukkupussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

via Finnish kiukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiukkuanger
2Finnishkiukkaquick-tempered, short-tempered
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →