Where does “poskipussi” come from?

poskipussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pussi, from Old Swedish pusi, from Proto-Germanic pusô — bag, sack, scrip.

poskipussi (Finnish): A cheek pouch

Definitions

  1. A cheek pouch

Ancestry of “poskipussi”, step by step

poskipussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussi

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

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →