Where does “ryyppäys” come from?

ryyppäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryypätä, from Proto-Finnic rüüp'ät'äk — to sip, to drink.

ryyppäys (Finnish): getting drunk by drinking alcohol

Definitions

  1. getting drunk by drinking alcohol

Ancestry of “ryyppäys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryypätäto sip, to drink, to toss off; to drink, to...
2Proto-Finnicrüüp'ät'äkto sip, to drink
Every word from Proto-Finnic rüüp'ät'äkEvery word from Finnish ryypätä
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