Where does “urpoilla” come from?
urpoilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish urpo, from Latin Urbānus, from Latin urbs, from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
urpoilla (Finnish): to act like a moron
Definitions
- to act like a moron
Ancestry of “urpoilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | urpo | moron |
| 2 | Latin | Urbānus | of or belonging to a city; urban |
| 3 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |