Where does “purukasa” come from?

purukasa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasa, from Proto-Finnic kasa, from Proto-Germanic kasô, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

purukasa (Finnish): pile of sawdust

Definitions

  1. pile of sawdust

Ancestry of “purukasa”, step by step

purukasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô—
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Finnish puru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuruSynonym of pureminen; chewing; A quantity of...
2Proto-Finnicpuru—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →