Where does “pyssy” come from?

pyssy (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish byssa, from Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

pyssy (Finnish): gun, handgun

Definitions

  1. gun, handgun

Ancestry of “pyssy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbyssa
2Middle Low Germanbussegun
3Old Saxon*buhsa
4Proto-Germanic*buhsā
5Latinbuxisa box
6LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
7Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
8Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “pyssy

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος