Where does “huvikeskus” come from?

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

huvikeskus (Finnish): amusement center, entertainment center

Definitions

  1. amusement center, entertainment center

Ancestry of “huvikeskus”, step by step

huvikeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuviamusement, pleasure
2Finnishhupifun
3Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
4Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
5Proto-Uralicčupa—

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →