Where does “hauskanpito” come from?

hauskanpito (Finnish) comes from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

hauskanpito (Finnish): having fun, merriment

Definitions

  1. having fun, merriment

Ancestry of “hauskanpito”, step by step

hauskanpito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish hauska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhauskapleasant; merry; fun
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →