Where does “yltiöpäisyys” come from?

yltiöpäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yltiöpäinen, from Finnish yltiö-, from Finnish yltyä, from Finnish yltää, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala — below.

yltiöpäisyys (Finnish): fanaticism; recklessness

Definitions

  1. fanaticism; recklessness

Ancestry of “yltiöpäisyys”, step by step

yltiöpäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yltiöpäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyltiöpäinenfanatical, daring, reckless
2Finnishyltiö-overly
3Finnishyltyäto rise; to increase; to get worse, intensify
4FinnishyltääTo reach; To be/come up to
5Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
6Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
7Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
8Proto-Finnicalalower; under
9Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Finnish ala-Every word from Proto-Finnic ala