Where does “koppavasti” come from?

koppavasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish koppava, from Finnish kopea — arrogant, haughty, condescending.

koppavasti (Finnish): pompously, snobbishly, hoity-toitily

Definitions

  1. pompously, snobbishly, hoity-toitily

Ancestry of “koppavasti”, step by step

koppavasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koppava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoppavahaughty, uppity, snooty, brassy
2Finnishkopeaarrogant, haughty, condescending

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Finnish kopea →Every word from Finnish koppava →