Where does “uppiniskaisesti” come from?

uppiniskaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish uppiniskainen, from Swedish uppstudsig, from Middle Low German upstutzig.

uppiniskaisesti (Finnish): stubbornly, recalcitrantly

Definitions

  1. stubbornly, recalcitrantly

Ancestry of “uppiniskaisesti”, step by step

uppiniskaisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uppiniskainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuppiniskainenstubborn, recalcitrant
2Swedishuppstudsigdefiant towards someone in a position of authority; insubordinate
3Middle Low Germanupstutzig—

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Middle Low German upstutzig →Every word from Swedish uppstudsig →Every word from Finnish uppiniskainen →