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Where does “juoppous” come from?

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

juoppous (Finnish): addiction to alcohol, dipsomania

Definitions

  1. addiction to alcohol, dipsomania

Ancestry of “juoppous”, step by step

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

Words derived from “juoppous”

  • puuskajuoppous
  • tuurijuoppous
  • tankojuoppous
  • kausijuoppous
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →