Where does “ryyppykaveri” come from?
ryyppykaveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryyppy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
ryyppykaveri (Finnish): drinking buddy
Ancestry of “ryyppykaveri”, step by step
ryyppykaveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ryyppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ryyppy | drink, dram, snifter; gulp, sip; primer |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish kaveri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaveri | pal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke |
| 2 | Yiddish | חבֿר | friend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade |
| 3 | Hebrew | חָבֵר | male friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}} |