Where does “sottapytty” come from?

sottapytty (Finnish) comes from Finnish pytty, from Swedish bytta, from Old Norse bytta — small tub, pail, bucket.

sottapytty (Finnish): pig dirty or slovenly person

Definitions

  1. pig dirty or slovenly person

Ancestry of “sottapytty”, step by step

sottapytty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pytty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyttypot; toilet seat; cylinder
2Swedishbyttaa bucket, a bowl
3Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket

via Finnish sotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsottaSynonym of lika
Every word from Old Norse bytta →Every word from Swedish bytta →Every word from Finnish pytty →