Where does “pussipeto” come from?

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

pussipeto (Finnish): marsupial carnivore

Definitions

  1. marsupial carnivore

Ancestry of “pussipeto”, step by step

pussipeto 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 peto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetomeat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster

Words derived from “pussipeto”

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