Where does “krapularyyppy” come from?
krapularyyppy (Finnish) comes from Finnish krapula, from Latin crāpula, from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη, from Ancient Greek κραιπᾰ́λη — bout of drinking.
krapularyyppy (Finnish): hair of the dog
Ancestry of “krapularyyppy”, step by step
krapularyyppy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish krapula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | krapula | A hangover caused by drinking too much alcohol;... |
| 2 | Latin | crāpula | excessive drinking, drunkenness, inebriation, intoxication |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κραιπάλη | bout of drinking; intoxication, inebriation;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κραιπᾰ́λη | bout of drinking |
via Finnish ryyppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ryyppy | drink, dram, snifter; gulp, sip; primer |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |