Where does “skutsi” come from?

skutsi (Finnish) comes from Swedish skog, from Old Swedish skōgher, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skutsi (Finnish): forest, woods; backwoods, bumfuck

Definitions

  1. forest, woods; backwoods, bumfuck

Ancestry of “skutsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →