Where does “hevonpaska” come from?

hevonpaska (Finnish) comes from Finnish paska, from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

hevonpaska (Finnish): horseshit, bullshit, shit

Definitions

  1. horseshit, bullshit, shit

Ancestry of “hevonpaska”, step by step

hevonpaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaskashit, crap, turd; bullshit, crap, shit, nonsense;...
2Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
3Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

via Finnish hepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhepohorse; heroin
2Proto-Finnichepoihorse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Finnish oja →
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