Where does “pussijousitus” come from?
pussijousitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jousitus, from Finnish jousittaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
pussijousitus (Finnish): pocket springing
Ancestry of “pussijousitus”, step by step
pussijousitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jousitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jousitus | suspension; Any arrangement with similar effect |
| 2 | Finnish | jousittaa | To equip with springs |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish pussi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pussi | bag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pusi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pusô | bag, sack, scrip |