Where does “huvitav” come from?

huvitav (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.

huvitav (Estonian): interesting, intriguing

Definitions

  1. interesting, intriguing

Ancestry of “huvitav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhüvitamato compensate; to repay; to make amends
2Estonianhuviinterest
3Finnishhuviamusement, pleasure
4Finnishhupifun
5Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
6Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
7Proto-Uralicčupa—

Words derived from “huvitav”

Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →