säkki

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • sack large bag for storage and handling
  • gunny sack coarse sack
  • (figuratively) sackcloth garments worn as an act of penance

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish säck (sack) derived from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz (sack) derived from Latin saccus (large bag, sack, bag, purse, a sack) derived from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sack, sackcloth, bag, bag of coarse cloth).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σάκκος

Gloss

sack, sackcloth, bag, bag of coarse cloth

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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