Where does “pussisika” come from?

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

pussisika (Finnish): pig-footed bandicoot

Definitions

  1. pig-footed bandicoot

Ancestry of “pussisika”, step by step

pussisika 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 Sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →