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Where does “huvi” come from?

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

huvi (Finnish): amusement, pleasure

Definitions

  1. amusement, pleasure

Ancestry of “huvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhupifun
2Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
3Proto-Finnichupa—
4Proto-Uralicčupa—

Words derived from “huvi”

  • huvipuisto
  • huvialus
  • huvimaja
  • huvila
  • huvitutti
  • huviretki
  • sirkushuvi
  • huvi
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