Where does “busse” come from?

busse (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish pussi, from Old Swedish pusi, from Proto-Germanic pusô — bag, sack, scrip.

busse (Northern Sami): bag, sack, pouch; bus

Definitions

  1. bag, sack, pouch; bus

Ancestry of “busse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
2Old Swedishpusi—
3Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Germanic pusô →Every word from Old Swedish pusi →Every word from Finnish pussi →
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