Where does “huvittelunhalu” come from?

huvittelunhalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish huvittelu, from Finnish huvitella, from Finnish huvittaa, from Finnish hupi, from Finnish hupa, from Proto-Finnic hupa, from Proto-Uralic čupa.

huvittelunhalu (Finnish): desire for amusement, desire for entertainment, desire for pleasure

Definitions

  1. desire for amusement, desire for entertainment, desire for pleasure

Ancestry of “huvittelunhalu”, step by step

huvittelunhalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huvittelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuvitteluamusement, act of having fun
2FinnishhuvitellaTo have fun
3Finnishhuvittaato amuse
4Finnishhupifun
5Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
6Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
7Proto-Uralicčupa—

via Finnish halu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “huvittelunhalu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →