Where does “pussimäyrä” come from?

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

pussimäyrä (Finnish): bandicoot

Definitions

  1. bandicoot

Ancestry of “pussimäyrä”, step by step

pussimäyrä 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 mäyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmäyräThe Eurasian badger or European badger; Any of...
2Proto-Finnicmäkräbadger

Words derived from “pussimäyrä”

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