Where does “huitukka” come from?

huitukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish huitoa — to wave one's arms (about), flail (about), gesticulate.

Ancestry of “huitukka”, step by step

huitukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huitoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuitoato wave one's arms (about), flail (about), gesticulate

via Finnish ukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishukka
Every word from Finnish huitoa