Where does “pirunpakka” come from?

pirunpakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakka, from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

pirunpakka (Finnish): The cards in the card game huutopussi that are dealt to the center of the table at first and given to the highest bidder

Definitions

  1. The cards in the card game huutopussi that are dealt to the center of the table at first and given to the highest bidder

Ancestry of “pirunpakka”, step by step

pirunpakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkadeck; bundle; roll
2Swedishbackeslope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

via Finnish piru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiruthe Devil; a devil; An intensifier; used in...
2FinnishperkeleThe Devil, Satan; also Perkele; devil; A swear...
3Proto-Finnicperkelehevil spirit?
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Swedish backe →