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

  1. compensation; repayment; reconciliation

Ancestry of “hüvitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhüvitamato compensate; to repay; to make amends
2Estonianhuviinterest
3Finnishhuviamusement, pleasure
4Finnishhupifun
5Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
6Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
7Proto-Uralicčupa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →