Where does “hapanimelä” come from?

hapanimelä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hapan, from Proto-Finnic hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric čappa.

hapanimelä (Finnish): sweet-and-sour

Definitions

  1. sweet-and-sour

Ancestry of “hapanimelä”, step by step

hapanimelä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhapansour, acid in taste; sour, peevish, irritable,...
2Proto-Finnichap'oinsour, acid
3Proto-Finno-Ugricčappa—

via Finnish imelä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimeläoverly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy
2Proto-Finnicimelä—
3Proto-Finno-Permicjimä—

Words derived from “hapanimelä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric čappa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hap'oin →Every word from Finnish hapan →