Where does “surkuhupainen” come from?

surkuhupainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hupa, from Proto-Finnic hupa, from Proto-Uralic čupa.

Ancestry of “surkuhupainen”, step by step

surkuhupainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhupaquickly diminishing; funny
2Proto-Finnichupalean, thin
3Proto-Uralicčupa—

via Finnish surku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurkupity; sadness, sorrow
2Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic čupa →Every word from Proto-Finnic hupa →Every word from Finnish hupa →