Where does “paskatyö” come from?
paskatyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
paskatyö (Finnish): shitty job, McJob
Ancestry of “paskatyö”, step by step
paskatyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
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 | — |