Where does “riippuvainen” come from?

riippuvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish riippuva, from Finnish riippua, from Proto-Finnic rippudak — to hang.

riippuvainen (Finnish): dependent

Definitions

  1. dependent

Ancestry of “riippuvainen”, step by step

riippuvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riippuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriippuvahanging; dependent; Present active participle of...
2FinnishriippuaTo hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend
3Proto-Finnicrippudakto hang

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “riippuvainen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic rippudak →Every word from Finnish riippua →Every word from Finnish riippuva →