Where does “läpihuutojuttu” come from?

läpihuutojuttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.

läpihuutojuttu (Finnish): an open and shut case, cut and dry case, pushover

Definitions

  1. an open and shut case, cut and dry case, pushover

Ancestry of “läpihuutojuttu”, step by step

läpihuutojuttu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish läpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläpihole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through
2Tagaloglapijoining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
3Spanishlápizpencil
4Italianlapispencil; sanguine
5Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
6Proto-Italic*lapetsstone

via Finnish juttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuttutalk; tale; anecdote
2Proto-Finnicjuttutalk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell

via Finnish huuto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuutoscream, cry
2Finnishhuutaato shout, yell, holler; to scream, shriek; to...
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