Where does “sirkushuvi” come from?
sirkushuvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish huvi, from Finnish hupi, from Finnish hupa, from Proto-Finnic hupa, from Proto-Uralic čupa.
sirkushuvi (Finnish): circus
Ancestry of “sirkushuvi”, step by step
sirkushuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish huvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huvi | amusement, pleasure |
| 2 | Finnish | hupi | fun |
| 3 | Finnish | hupa | quickly diminishing; funny |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hupa | lean, thin |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | čupa | — |
via Finnish sirkus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirkus | circus |
| 2 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |