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Where does “paskiainen” come from?

paskiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish paska, from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

paskiainen (Finnish): piece of shit

Definitions

  1. piece of shit

Ancestry of “paskiainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaskashit, crap, turd; bullshit, crap, shit, nonsense;...
2Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
3Proto-Slavicoje—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
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