Where does “hihhei” come from?

hihhei (Finnish) comes from Finnish hei — hi; bye; hey.

hihhei (Finnish): yahoo exclamation of joy or enjoyment

Definitions

  1. yahoo exclamation of joy or enjoyment

Ancestry of “hihhei”, step by step

hihhei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheihi; bye; hey

via Finnish hih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihhee a giggle
Every word from Finnish hei