Where does “juoppohulluus” come from?

juoppohulluus (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoppo, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juoppohulluus (Finnish): delirium tremens

Definitions

  1. delirium tremens

Ancestry of “juoppohulluus”, step by step

juoppohulluus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjuoppoA drunkard
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish hulluus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhulluusmadness, insanity; folly, madness
2Finnishhullucrazy, mad, insane; A crazy, mad or insane...
3Proto-Finnichullucrazy, mad
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →