Where does “tummapussipeto” come from?

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

tummapussipeto (Finnish): dusky antechinus, dusky marsupial mouse, Antechinus swainsonii

Definitions

  1. dusky antechinus, dusky marsupial mouse, Antechinus swainsonii

Ancestry of “tummapussipeto”, step by step

tummapussipeto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussipeto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussipetomarsupial carnivore
2Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
3Old Swedishpusi—
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

via Finnish tumma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtummadark; dark-haired; Romani, Rom
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →