Where does “roskapussi” come from?

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

roskapussi (Finnish): trash bag, garbage bag

Definitions

  1. trash bag, garbage bag

Ancestry of “roskapussi”, step by step

roskapussi 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 roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →