Where does “rippi-isä” come from?

rippi-isä (Finnish) comes from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

rippi-isä (Finnish): confessor, father confessor priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

Definitions

  1. confessor, father confessor priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

Ancestry of “rippi-isä”, step by step

rippi-isä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish isä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisäfather; Father
2Proto-Finnicicäfather
3Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish rippi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrippiA confession; A confirmation; A Communion
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →