Where does “pussinäätä” come from?

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

pussinäätä (Finnish): quoll carnivorous marsupial of the genus

Definitions

  1. quoll carnivorous marsupial of the genus

Ancestry of “pussinäätä”, step by step

pussinäätä 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 näätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäätäpine marten; marten
2Proto-Slavicgnědъbrown
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →