Where does “kakkahätä” come from?

kakkahätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakka, from Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

kakkahätä (Finnish): The need to poo

Definitions

  1. The need to poo

Ancestry of “kakkahätä”, step by step

kakkahätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkapoo
2Old Swedishkakacake
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →