Where does “roskapönttö” come from?

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

roskapönttö (Finnish): garbage can

Definitions

  1. garbage can

Ancestry of “roskapönttö”, step by step

roskapönttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage

via Finnish pönttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpönttöbin, can; blockhead; toilet
Every word from Swedish rosk →Every word from Finnish roska →