Where does “roskatunkio” come from?

roskatunkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunkio, from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

roskatunkio (Finnish): trash heap, garbage heap, rubbish heap, trash dump

Definitions

  1. trash heap, garbage heap, rubbish heap, trash dump

Ancestry of “roskatunkio”, step by step

roskatunkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunkio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunkiomidden, dungheap
2Proto-GermanicdungijǭA dung-hill, dung-heap; A dung covered room or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

via Finnish roska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroskalitter, trash, rubbish
2Swedishroskfilth, garbage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ →Every word from Finnish tunkio →