Where does “purse” come from?
purse (Finnish) comes from Finnish pursua, from Proto-Finnic pursudak.
purse (Finnish): flash
Ancestry of “purse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pursua | Alternative form of pursuta; to gush |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pursudak | — |