Where does “ostoskassi” come from?

ostoskassi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ostos, from Finnish ostaa, from Proto-Finnic ostadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

ostoskassi (Finnish): shopping bag

Definitions

  1. shopping bag

Ancestry of “ostoskassi”, step by step

ostoskassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ostos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostospurchase; shopping
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish kassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassibag, satchel, tote bag; scrotum
2Swedishkassebag
3Old Swedishkarsebasket made from bast or rope
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ostadak →Every word from Finnish ostaa →