Where does “pee” come from?
pee (Finnish) comes from Finnish paska, from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.
pee (Finnish): pee; shit; arse
Definitions
- pee; shit; arse
Ancestry of “pee”, step by step
pee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via Latin pe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pe | The name of the Latin-script letter P |