Where does “rimpula” come from?

rimpula (Finnish) comes from Finnish ula — FM broadcast band.

rimpula (Finnish): lank, scrawny

Definitions

  1. lank, scrawny

Ancestry of “rimpula”, step by step

rimpula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishulaFM broadcast band

via Finnish rimppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrimppa
Every word from Finnish ula