Where does “pottumuusi” come from?

pottumuusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pottu, from Finnish potaatti, from Swedish potatis, from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

Ancestry of “pottumuusi”, step by step

pottumuusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pottu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpottupotato, spud; potty; bottle, especially one of...
2Finnishpotaattipotato
3Swedishpotatispotato
4Englishpotatoesplural of potato
5Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
6Taínobatatasweet potato

via Finnish muusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuusimashed potatoes; mash
2Swedishmösmash, puree (mass of something mashed)
3Old Frisianmūthmouth
4Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
5Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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