Where does “roskajuoksu” come from?

roskajuoksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksu, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

roskajuoksu (Finnish): plogging

Definitions

  1. plogging

Ancestry of “roskajuoksu”, step by step

roskajuoksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoksu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoksurun; running; plate, wall plate
2Finnishjuostato run; to flow
3Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
4Proto-Uralicjokse-—

via Finnish roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage
Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Finnish juosta →