Where does “pöksyt” come from?

pöksyt (Finnish) comes from Swedish byxa, from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa, from Old Norse byxa — jump.

pöksyt (Finnish): pants, especially women's underpants and...

Definitions

  1. pants, especially women's underpants and...

Ancestry of “pöksyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyxapants, trousers
2Norwegian Nynorskbyksato jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural...
3Old Norsebyxajump

Words derived from “pöksyt”

Every word from Old Norse byxa →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa →Every word from Swedish byxa →