Where does “runsaudenpula” come from?

runsaudenpula (Finnish) comes from Finnish runsaus, from Finnish us — -ing.

runsaudenpula (Finnish): spoilt for choice

Definitions

  1. spoilt for choice

Ancestry of “runsaudenpula”, step by step

runsaudenpula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish runsaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunsausabundance, profusion, plenty
2Finnishus-ing

via Finnish pula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulashortage; an economic crisis characterized by...
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