Where does “krääsä” come from?

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

krääsä (Finnish): kitsch; junk

Definitions

  1. kitsch; junk

Ancestry of “krääsä”, step by step

krääsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian грязь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрязьmud; dirt; filth, smut, dirt
2Old East Slavicгрѣзъmud, dirt
3Proto-Slavicgrę̑zьmud, dirt

via Swedish skräp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskräpgarbage, junk
Every word from Proto-Slavic grę̑zь →Every word from Old East Slavic грѣзъ →Every word from Russian грязь →