Where does “pussisaukko” come from?

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

pussisaukko (Finnish): water opossum, Chironectes minimus

Definitions

  1. water opossum, Chironectes minimus

Ancestry of “pussisaukko”, step by step

pussisaukko 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 saukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaukkoEuropean otter, "Lutra lutra"; otter; Old World...
2Proto-Finnicsagukkoi—
3Proto-Finnicsagarvaotter
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →