Where does “piiperrys” come from?

piiperrys (Finnish) comes from Finnish piipertää, from Finnish -ertää, from Finnish -tää — Front vowel variant of -taa.

piiperrys (Finnish): scurrying, scuttling

Definitions

  1. scurrying, scuttling

Ancestry of “piiperrys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiipertääto scurry, to scuttle walk or run with quick light steps
2Finnish-ertääFront vowel variant of -ertaa
3Finnish-tääFront vowel variant of -taa
Every word from Finnish -tää →Every word from Finnish -ertää →Every word from Finnish piipertää →