Where does “huvittaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “huvittaminen”, 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 →