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Where does “krääsä” come from?

krääsä (Finnish) comes from Russian грязь, from Old East Slavic грѣзъ, from Proto-Slavic grę̑zь.

krääsä (Finnish): kitsch; junk

Definitions

  1. kitsch; junk

Ancestry of “krääsä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрязьmud; dirt; filth, smut, dirt
2Old East Slavicгрѣзъ—
3Proto-Slavicgrę̑zь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic grę̑zь →