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Where does “uppopaistaa” come from?

uppopaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish uppo-, from Finnish upota, from Proto-Finnic up'ot'ak — to sink; to drown.

uppopaistaa (Finnish): to deep-fry

Definitions

  1. to deep-fry

Ancestry of “uppopaistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuppo-sinking or submerging, submersible; completely,...
2Finnishupotato sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to...
3Proto-Finnicup'ot'akto sink; to drown

Words derived from “uppopaistaa”

  • uppopaistaminen
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