Where does “alkoholiriippuvainen” come from?

alkoholiriippuvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish riippuvainen, from Finnish riippuva, from Finnish riippua, from Proto-Finnic rippudak — to hang.

alkoholiriippuvainen (Finnish): addicted to alcohol, dependent on alcohol, alcoholic

Definitions

  1. addicted to alcohol, dependent on alcohol, alcoholic

Ancestry of “alkoholiriippuvainen”, step by step

alkoholiriippuvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riippuvainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriippuvainendependent
2Finnishriippuvahanging; dependent; Present active participle of...
3FinnishriippuaTo hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend
4Proto-Finnicrippudakto hang

via Finnish alkoholi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkoholialcohol; alcoholic
Every word from Proto-Finnic rippudak →Every word from Finnish riippua →Every word from Finnish riippuva →