Where does “ryyppyseura” come from?

ryyppyseura (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryyppy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

ryyppyseura (Finnish): someone to drink with

Definitions

  1. someone to drink with

Ancestry of “ryyppyseura”, step by step

ryyppyseura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ryyppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryyppydrink, dram, snifter; gulp, sip; primer
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish ryyppy →