Where does “strupsäck” come from?

strupsäck (Swedish) comes from Swedish säck, from Old Norse sekkr, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

strupsäck (Swedish): gular sac, throat sac, vocal sac (on some birds (including some pelicans), frogs, and hominids)

Definitions

  1. gular sac, throat sac, vocal sac (on some birds (including some pelicans), frogs, and hominids)

Ancestry of “strupsäck”, step by step

strupsäck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäcksack; a bag
2Old Norsesekkrsack, big bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

via Swedish strupe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrupethroat
2Old Swedishstrūpe
3Old Norsestrúpithroat
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκοςEvery word from Latin saccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz