Where does “riippurintainen” come from?

riippurintainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

riippurintainen (Finnish): with hanging breasts

Definitions

  1. with hanging breasts

Ancestry of “riippurintainen”, step by step

riippurintainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish riippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriippuaTo hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend
2Proto-Finnicrippudakto hang
Every word from Finnish -mä →Every word from Finnish rinta →