Where does “lyhytkuonopussimäyrä” come from?

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

lyhytkuonopussimäyrä (Finnish): short-nosed bandicoot marsupial of the genus Isoodon

Definitions

  1. short-nosed bandicoot marsupial of the genus Isoodon

Ancestry of “lyhytkuonopussimäyrä”, step by step

lyhytkuonopussimäyrä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussimäyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussimäyräbandicoot
2Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
3Old Swedishpusi—
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

via Finnish kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō—

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort

Words derived from “lyhytkuonopussimäyrä”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →