Where does “hüvitus” come from?
hüvitus (Estonian) comes from Estonian hüvitama, from Estonian huvi, from Finnish huvi, from Finnish hupi, from Finnish hupa, from Proto-Finnic hupa, from Proto-Uralic čupa.
hüvitus (Estonian): compensation; repayment; reconciliation
Definitions
- compensation; repayment; reconciliation
Ancestry of “hüvitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | hüvitama | to compensate; to repay; to make amends |
| 2 | Estonian | huvi | interest |
| 3 | Finnish | huvi | amusement, pleasure |
| 4 | Finnish | hupi | fun |
| 5 | Finnish | hupa | quickly diminishing; funny |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | hupa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | čupa | — |