Where does “pussitiainen” come from?

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

pussitiainen (Finnish): European penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus

Definitions

  1. European penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus

Ancestry of “pussitiainen”, step by step

pussitiainen 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 tiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiainentitmouse, chickadee, tit
2Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →