Where does “spottloska” come from?

spottloska (Swedish) comes from Finnish loska, from Old Polish laska.

spottloska (Swedish): a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm (after it has left the mouth); a loogie

Definitions

  1. a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm (after it has left the mouth); a loogie

Ancestry of “spottloska”, step by step

spottloska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloskaslush
2Old Polishlaska—

via Swedish spott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspottspit
Every word from Old Polish laska →Every word from Finnish loska →