Where does “epäpyhyys” come from?

epäpyhyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish epäpyhä, from Finnish pyhä, from Proto-Finnic pühä, from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä.

epäpyhyys (Finnish): unholiness

Definitions

  1. unholiness

Ancestry of “epäpyhyys”, step by step

epäpyhyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish epäpyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishepäpyhäunholy
2Finnishpyhäholy, sacred; Sunday, dominical,...
3Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
4Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pühä →Every word from Finnish pyhä →