Where does “nippelihullu” come from?

nippelihullu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hullu, from Proto-Finnic hullu — crazy, mad.

nippelihullu (Finnish): technofreak

Definitions

  1. technofreak

Ancestry of “nippelihullu”, step by step

nippelihullu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hullu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhullucrazy, mad, insane; A crazy, mad or insane...
2Proto-Finnichullucrazy, mad

via Finnish nippeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnippelispigot connection
2Swedishnippel—
Every word from Proto-Finnic hullu →Every word from Finnish hullu →