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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuppiniskainenstubborn, recalcitrant
2Swedishuppstudsig—
3Middle Low Germanupstutzig—
Every word from Middle Low German upstutzig →