Where does “huippuhinta” come from?

huippuhinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish hinta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *hinta, from Proto-Baltic śímta.

huippuhinta (Finnish): top price, peak price

Definitions

  1. top price, peak price

Ancestry of “huippuhinta”, step by step

huippuhinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhintaprice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*hinta
3Proto-Balticśímta

via Finnish huippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuipputop, peak, summit; climax, culmination;...
Every word from Proto-Baltic śímtaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *hintaEvery word from Finnish hinta