Where does “hevosenpaska” come from?

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

hevosenpaska (Finnish): horseshit horse's faeces

Definitions

  1. horseshit horse's faeces

Ancestry of “hevosenpaska”, step by step

hevosenpaska 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 hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsosEvery word from Proto-Slavic ojeEvery word from Finnish oja