Where does “pussiäyriäinen” come from?

pussiäyriäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish äyriäinen, from Finnish äyräs, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

pussiäyriäinen (Finnish): a barnacle in family Sacculinidae

Definitions

  1. a barnacle in family Sacculinidae

Ancestry of “pussiäyriäinen”, step by step

pussiäyriäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äyriäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäyriäinencrustacean; shellfish
2Finnishäyräsbank edge of river or lake, especially a steep one
3Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

via Finnish pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraz →Every word from Finnish äyräs →
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