Where does “härskiys” come from?

härskiys (Finnish) comes from Finnish härski, from Swedish härsken — rancid.

härskiys (Finnish): grossness

Definitions

  1. grossness

Ancestry of “härskiys”, step by step

härskiys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish härski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhärskirancid; dirty, raunchy; dirty, unscrupulous,...
2Swedishhärskenrancid

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Swedish härsken →Every word from Finnish härski →