Where does “tittelinkipeä” come from?

tittelinkipeä (Finnish) comes from Finnish titteli, from Swedish titel, from Latin titulus — title; placard, tablet; inscription.

tittelinkipeä (Finnish): hungry for a title

Definitions

  1. hungry for a title

Ancestry of “tittelinkipeä”, step by step

tittelinkipeä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish titteli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtittelititle
2Swedishtitela title
3Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription

via Finnish kipeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipeäill, sick; sore, aching, painful; very good
2Proto-Finnickipedäsore, painful, aching
Every word from Latin titulus →Every word from Swedish titel →Every word from Finnish titteli →