Where does “huvittaja” come from?

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

huvittaja (Finnish): amuser one who amuses

Definitions

  1. amuser one who amuses

Ancestry of “huvittaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuvittaato amuse
2Finnishhupifun
3Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
4Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
5Proto-Uralicčupa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →