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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
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