Where does “makeispussi” come from?

makeispussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish makeinen, from Finnish makea, from Proto-Finnic makeda, from Proto-Finnic makjas, from Proto-Germanic smakjaz.

makeispussi (Finnish): bag of sweets

Definitions

  1. bag of sweets

Ancestry of “makeispussi”, step by step

makeispussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makeinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakeinensweet, candy
2Finnishmakeasweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression...
3Proto-Finnicmakedasweet; fresh
4Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
5Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—

via Finnish pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Germanic smakjaz →