Where does “roskalehdistö” come from?

roskalehdistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehdistö, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.

roskalehdistö (Finnish): gutter press

Definitions

  1. gutter press

Ancestry of “roskalehdistö”, step by step

roskalehdistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lehdistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlehdistöThe press
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—

via Finnish roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →Every word from Finnish lehdistö →
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