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In English, the common phrase for piggy bank is called “piggy bank”, however, its etymology is not actually derived from the piggy shape, but the Old English “pygg”.

The legend about making a piggy bank first originated in Europe in the 15th century, because the only way to withdraw money from a piggy bank at that time was to break it. Therefore, the material of the piggy bank needs to be a material that can be easily destroyed, “pygg” This orange clay material, which is often used to make tableware and containers, is very suitable, so the original piggy bank was actually called “pygg bank”.

Later, because the pronunciation of “pygg” and “piggy” is very similar, it is said that the workers who made the piggy bank misunderstood it, so the piggy bank was made into a piggy.