Where does “pussikärppä” come from?

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

pussikärppä (Finnish): any of certain various small carnivorous marsupials in several genera see compounds below

Definitions

  1. any of certain various small carnivorous marsupials in several genera see compounds below

Ancestry of “pussikärppä”, step by step

pussikärppä 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 kärppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärppästoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine especially in the white winter coat, Mustela erminea
2Proto-Finnickärppästoat, ermine

Words derived from “pussikärppä”

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