Where does “riippuvuus” come from?
riippuvuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish riippuva, from Finnish riippua, from Proto-Finnic rippudak — to hang.
riippuvuus (Finnish): dependence; addiction; dependency
Definitions
- dependence; addiction; dependency
Ancestry of “riippuvuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | riippuva | hanging; dependent; Present active participle of... |
| 2 | Finnish | riippua | To hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rippudak | to hang |
Words derived from “riippuvuus”