Where does “hätäpaska” come from?

hätäpaska (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

hätäpaska (Finnish): shitting one's pants due to shock, fear, anguish, etc

Definitions

  1. shitting one's pants due to shock, fear, anguish, etc

Ancestry of “hätäpaska”, step by step

hätäpaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
2Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
3Proto-Finnicšätähundred
4Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Finnish paska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaskashit, crap, turd; bullshit, crap, shit, nonsense;...
2Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
3Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →
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