Where does “riipus” come from?

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

riipus (Finnish): pendant

Definitions

  1. pendant

Ancestry of “riipus”, step by step

riipus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriippuaTo hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend
2Proto-Finnicrippudakto hang

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “riipus”

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