Where does “pitsihuvila” come from?

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

pitsihuvila (Finnish): 'lace villa'; a wooden villa decorated with carved patterns

Definitions

  1. 'lace villa'; a wooden villa decorated with carved patterns

Ancestry of “pitsihuvila”, step by step

pitsihuvila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huvila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuvilavilla
2Finnishhuviamusement, pleasure
3Finnishhupifun
4Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
5Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
6Proto-Uralicčupa—

via Finnish pitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitsilace
2Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
3Middle Low Germanspitze—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →