Where does “lökäpöksy” come from?

lökäpöksy (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöksyt, from Swedish byxa, from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa, from Old Norse byxa — jump.

lökäpöksy (Finnish): bagging trousers; A person wearing such trousers

Definitions

  1. bagging trousers; A person wearing such trousers

Ancestry of “lökäpöksy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöksytpants, especially women's underpants and...
2Swedishbyxapants, trousers
3Norwegian Nynorskbyksato jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural...
4Old Norsebyxajump
Every word from Old Norse byxa →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa →Every word from Swedish byxa →