Where does “loppuratkaisu” come from?
loppuratkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppi — (inside) corner.
loppuratkaisu (Finnish): dénouement
Ancestry of “loppuratkaisu”, step by step
loppuratkaisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish loppu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | loppu | end, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | loppu | end, ending |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | loppi | (inside) corner |
via Finnish ratkaisu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ratkaisu | solution, answer; conclusion |
| 2 | Finnish | ratkaista | To solve; To decide; to make a decision in a... |
| 3 | Finnish | -äistä | Front vowel variant of -aista |