Where does “huippujuttu” come from?

huippujuttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juttu, from Proto-Finnic juttu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- — to tell.

huippujuttu (Finnish): top news story often a positive one

Definitions

  1. top news story often a positive one

Ancestry of “huippujuttu”, step by step

huippujuttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuttutalk; tale; anecdote
2Proto-Finnicjuttutalk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell

via Finnish huippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuipputop, peak, summit; climax, culmination;...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jukta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic juttu →Every word from Finnish juttu →