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-Finnichupalean, thin
4Proto-Uralicčupa

Words derived from “huvi

Every word from Proto-Uralic čupaEvery word from Proto-Finnic hupaEvery word from Finnish hupa