Where does “pusseli” come from?

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

pusseli (Finnish): bandicoot, bilby any marsupial of the order

Definitions

  1. bandicoot, bilby any marsupial of the order

Ancestry of “pusseli”, step by step

pusseli 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 li

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishli—

Words derived from “pusseli”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →