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Where does “vippailla” come from?
vippailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish vipata, from Swedish vippa — panicle; latch, flip-flop.
Ancestry of “vippailla”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
vipata
to chuck to throw in careless or inaccurate manner
2
Swedish
vippa
panicle; latch, flip-flop
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