Where does “pilssi” come from?

pilssi (Finnish) comes from English bilge, from English bulge, from Middle English bulge, from Old Northern French boulge — leather bag.

pilssi (Finnish): bilge

Definitions

  1. bilge

Ancestry of “pilssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbilgeThe rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a...
2EnglishbulgeSomething sticking out from a surface; a...
3Middle Englishbulgeleather bag; hump
4Old Northern Frenchboulgeleather bag

Words derived from “pilssi”

Every word from Old Northern French boulge →Every word from Middle English bulge →Every word from English bulge →