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
- addiction to alcohol, dipsomania
Ancestry of “juoppous”, step by step
juoppous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juoppo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juoppo | A drunkard |
| 2 | Finnish | juoda | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |