Where does “pussihukka” come from?

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

pussihukka (Finnish): thylacine, Tasmanian tiger, "Thylacinus...

Definitions

  1. thylacine, Tasmanian tiger, "Thylacinus...

Ancestry of “pussihukka”, step by step

pussihukka 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 hukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhukkawaste, loss; often used as head of compound...
2Proto-Finnichukkaloss; ruin, destruction
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →