pirssi

From Russian би́ржа (bírža, “horse cab stand”). When automobiles replaced the horses, pirssi came to mean "taxi stand" and the taxis were called pirssiauto or simply pirssi. Later, according to the international practice the term taksi (“taxi”) was adopted.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpirsːi/,
• Rhymes: -irsːi
• Hyphenation^(key): pirs‧si

pirssi

1. (archaic) horse cab stand
2. (archaic) taxi stand

   Synonyms: taksiasema, taksitolppa

3. (colloquial, now rare) taxi

   Synonyms: pirssiauto, taksi, vuokra-auto

4. (colloquial) car (automobile)

   Hieno pirssi! ― Nice wheels!

• “pirssi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
• Article published on Kotus web page on etymology of pirssi (in Finnish)