Where does “pussikettu” come from?
pussikettu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kettu, from Finnish kettää, from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.
pussikettu (Finnish): common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
Definitions
- common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
Ancestry of “pussikettu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kettu | red fox; fox; Euphemistic form of vittu |
| 2 | Finnish | kettää | — |
| 3 | Finnish | kesi | The thin outer layer of skin; Third-person... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keci | outer skin |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | keδ́e | — |