Where does “valkojalkapussikko” come from?

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

valkojalkapussikko (Finnish): Gilbert's dunnart, Sminthopsis Gilbert

Definitions

  1. Gilbert's dunnart, Sminthopsis Gilbert

Ancestry of “valkojalkapussikko”, step by step

valkojalkapussikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pussikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpussikkoAlternative term for pussihiiri
2Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
3Old Swedishpusi—
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →