Where does “base-hyppy” come from?

base-hyppy (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

base-hyppy (Finnish): base jump

Definitions

  1. base jump

Ancestry of “base-hyppy”, step by step

base-hyppy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyppyjump; leap; vault
2FinnishhypätäTo jump, leap
3Proto-Finnichüp'äit'äkto jump, to leap
4Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish base

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbase
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-