Where does “häslinki” come from?

häslinki (Finnish) comes from Finnish häslätä, from Finnish sählätä — to fumble, mess up, bungle, botch up, screw up, fuck up.

häslinki (Finnish): fuss, hassle

Definitions

  1. fuss, hassle

Ancestry of “häslinki”, step by step

häslinki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häslätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäslätä—
2Finnishsählätäto fumble, mess up, bungle, botch up, screw up, fuck up

via Finnish inki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinki—
Every word from Finnish sählätä →Every word from Finnish häslätä →