Where does “kipakkuus” come from?

kipakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipakka, from Finnish kipeä, from Proto-Finnic kipedä — sore, painful, aching.

kipakkuus (Finnish): feistiness, sharpness, snappiness

Definitions

  1. feistiness, sharpness, snappiness

Ancestry of “kipakkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipakkafeisty, sharp, snappy
2Finnishkipeäill, sick; sore, aching, painful; very good
3Proto-Finnickipedäsore, painful, aching
Every word from Proto-Finnic kipedä →Every word from Finnish kipeä →Every word from Finnish kipakka →