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Where does “roska” come from?

roska (Finnish) comes from Swedish rosk — filth, garbage.

roska (Finnish): litter, trash, rubbish

Definitions

  1. litter, trash, rubbish

Ancestry of “roska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishroskfilth, garbage

Words derived from “roska”

  • roska-auto
  • roskapussi
  • roskalava
  • roskakori
  • roskasäkki
  • roskis
  • roskakuski
  • roskalehti
  • roskaposti
  • roskaruoka
  • roskapankki
  • roskaväki
  • roskakala
  • roskapönttö
Every word from Swedish rosk →