Where does “poskipakka” come from?

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

poskipakka (Finnish): cheek riser

Definitions

  1. cheek riser

Ancestry of “poskipakka”, step by step

poskipakka 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 poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Swedish backe →