Where does “salmiakkipussi” come from?

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

salmiakkipussi (Finnish): bag of salty licorice candy (salmiakki)

Definitions

  1. bag of salty licorice candy (salmiakki)

Ancestry of “salmiakkipussi”, step by step

salmiakkipussi 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 salmiakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalmiakkisalty licorice, salty liquorice; sal ammoniac
2Swedishsalmiakammonium chloride
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →