Where does “pussipiru” come from?

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

pussipiru (Finnish): Tasmanian devil, "Sarcophilus harrisii"

Definitions

  1. Tasmanian devil, "Sarcophilus harrisii"

Ancestry of “pussipiru”, step by step

pussipiru 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 piru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiruthe Devil; a devil; An intensifier; used in...
2FinnishperkeleThe Devil, Satan; also Perkele; devil; A swear...
3Proto-Finnicperkelehevil spirit?
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →