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
Ancestry of “hevosenpaska”, step by step
hevosenpaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paska | shit, crap, turd; bullshit, crap, shit, nonsense;... |
| 2 | Finnish | oja | ditch, trench; small natural brook |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | oje | thill, shaft |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oyHsos | — |
via Finnish hevonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hevonen | horse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hepoinen | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -inen | -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en |