Where does “pussinsulkija” come from?

pussinsulkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulkija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

pussinsulkija (Finnish): bag (closing) clip

Definitions

  1. bag (closing) clip

Ancestry of “pussinsulkija”, step by step

pussinsulkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulkija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkijacloser, shutter
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish pussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →