Where does “nousuhumala” come from?

nousuhumala (Finnish) comes from Finnish nousu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

nousuhumala (Finnish): The euphoric initial phase of getting drunk, when the alcohol content of the blood is in the rapid rise

Definitions

  1. The euphoric initial phase of getting drunk, when the alcohol content of the blood is in the rapid rise

Ancestry of “nousuhumala”, step by step

nousuhumala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nousu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnousurise; ascent; thread pitch, pitch
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish humala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhumalahop; drunkenness, intoxication, high
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*humala—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish nousu →