Where does “hupimieli” come from?

hupimieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish hupi, from Finnish hupa, from Proto-Finnic hupa, from Proto-Uralic čupa.

hupimieli (Finnish): humorous mood

Definitions

  1. humorous mood

Ancestry of “hupimieli”, step by step

hupimieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hupi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhupifun
2Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
3Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
4Proto-Uralicčupa—

via Finnish mieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielimood; sense, meaning; mind
2Proto-Finnicmeelione's senses, mind
3Proto-Finno-Permicmäle—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →