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
- bagging trousers; A person wearing such trousers
Ancestry of “lökäpöksy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pöksyt | pants, especially women's underpants and... |
| 2 | Swedish | byxa | pants, trousers |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | byksa | to jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural... |
| 4 | Old Norse | byxa | jump |