Where does “söpöily” come from?

söpöily (Finnish) comes from Finnish söpöillä, from Finnish söpö, from Finnish söötti, from Swedish söt, from Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus — sweet.

söpöily (Finnish): acting cute or cutesy

Definitions

  1. acting cute or cutesy

Ancestry of “söpöily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsöpöilläto behave in a cute manner
2Finnishsöpöcute
3Finnishsöötticute, sweet
4Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
5Old Swedishsötersweet
6Old Norsesœtrsweet
7Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
9Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dusEvery word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz
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