Where does “roskalava” come from?

roskalava (Finnish) comes from Finnish lava, from Proto-Finnic lava, from Proto-Baltic lā́ˀwāˀ.

roskalava (Finnish): skip, dumpster

Definitions

  1. skip, dumpster

Ancestry of “roskalava”, step by step

roskalava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlavabed; platform; stage
2Proto-Finniclavasleeping place, bed
3Proto-Balticlā́ˀwāˀ—

via Finnish roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage
Every word from Proto-Baltic lā́ˀwāˀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lava →Every word from Finnish lava →