Where does “ryyppääjä” come from?
ryyppääjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryypätä, from Proto-Finnic rüüp'ät'äk — to sip, to drink.
ryyppääjä (Finnish): drinker, drunkard, one who (often habitually) drinks alcohol
Definitions
- drinker, drunkard, one who (often habitually) drinks alcohol
Ancestry of “ryyppääjä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ryypätä | to sip, to drink, to toss off; to drink, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rüüp'ät'äk | to sip, to drink |