Where does “tuluspussi” come from?
tuluspussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pussi, from Old Swedish pusi, from Proto-Germanic pusô — bag, sack, scrip.
tuluspussi (Finnish): bag or pouch for flint, steel and tinder; tinder bag, tinder pouch
Definitions
- bag or pouch for flint, steel and tinder; tinder bag, tinder pouch
Ancestry of “tuluspussi”, step by step
tuluspussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pussi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pussi | bag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pusi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pusô | bag, sack, scrip |
via Finnish tulukset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulukset | flint, steel, and tinder contents of a tinderbox |