Where does “torikassi” come from?

torikassi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tori, from Old Swedish torgh, from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torikassi (Finnish): market bag

Definitions

  1. market bag

Ancestry of “torikassi”, step by step

torikassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorimarket, market square; town square; forum
2Old Swedishtorgh—
3Proto-Brythonic*torx—
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Finnish kassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassibag, satchel, tote bag; scrotum
2Swedishkassebag
3Old Swedishkarsebasket made from bast or rope
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →