Where does “possu” come from?
possu (Finnish) comes from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
possu (Finnish): piggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
Definitions
- piggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
Ancestry of “possu”, step by step
possu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish porsas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | porsas | A piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | porcas | piglet |
| 3 | Romanian | porc | pig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine |
| 4 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |