Where does “huvila” come from?
huvila (Finnish) comes from Finnish huvi, from Finnish hupi, from Finnish hupa, from Proto-Finnic hupa, from Proto-Uralic čupa.
huvila (Finnish): villa
Ancestry of “huvila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huvi | amusement, pleasure |
| 2 | Finnish | hupi | fun |
| 3 | Finnish | hupa | quickly diminishing; funny |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hupa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | čupa | — |