Where does “polvipussi” come from?

polvipussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

polvipussi (Finnish): baggy knee

Definitions

  1. baggy knee

Ancestry of “polvipussi”, step by step

polvipussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee

via Finnish pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

Words derived from “polvipussi”

Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic polvi →Every word from Finnish polvi →