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English word tipsy comes from English -y, English -s-, English tip
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-y (English)
Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".
-s- (English)
Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.
tip (English)
(thieves′, _, slang) To give, pass. [From early 17th c.]. To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [From early 18th c.] (US, transitive) To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor. [From 20th c.]. (ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become [...]
tipsy (English)
(metonymy) unsteady, askew. Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.