Where does “pussijousi” come from?

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

pussijousi (Finnish): pocket spring

Definitions

  1. pocket spring

Ancestry of “pussijousi”, step by step

pussijousi 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 jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—

Words derived from “pussijousi”

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