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Where does “tuurijuoppo” come from?

tuurijuoppo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuuri, from Swedish tur, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tuurijuoppo (Finnish): binge drinker, spree drinker

Definitions

  1. binge drinker, spree drinker

Ancestry of “tuurijuoppo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuurifortune, luck; "see also" out of luck
2Swedishtura tour; a journey through a building, estate,...
3Frenchtourtower; rook; apartment building
4LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
5Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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