Where does “loppuviimein” come from?

loppuviimein (Finnish) comes from Finnish loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppi — (inside) corner.

loppuviimein (Finnish): after all, in the end

Definitions

  1. after all, in the end

Ancestry of “loppuviimein”, step by step

loppuviimein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner

via Finnish viimein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviimeinfinally
2Finnishviimepast, last; last, dying
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋe—
Every word from Proto-Finnic loppi →Every word from Proto-Finnic loppu →Every word from Finnish loppu →