Where does “söpösti” come from?

söpösti (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

söpösti (Finnish): cutely

Definitions

  1. cutely

Ancestry of “söpösti”, step by step

söpösti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish söpö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsöpöcute
2Finnishsöötticute, sweet
3Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
4Old Swedishsötersweet
5Old Norsesœtrsweet
6Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
8Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dusEvery word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz