Where does “leveäjalkapussikärppä” come from?
leveäjalkapussikärppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pussikärppä, from Finnish pussi, from Old Swedish pusi, from Proto-Germanic pusô — bag, sack, scrip.
Ancestry of “leveäjalkapussikärppä”, step by step
leveäjalkapussikärppä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pussikärppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pussikärppä | any of certain various small carnivorous marsupials in several genera see compounds below |
| 2 | Finnish | pussi | bag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket |
| 3 | Old Swedish | pusi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pusô | bag, sack, scrip |