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

  1. dependence; addiction; dependency

Ancestry of “riippuvuus”, step by step

riippuvuus 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “riippuvuus”

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