Where does “häpäisijä” come from?

häpäisijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

häpäisijä (Finnish): desecrater, defamer

Definitions

  1. desecrater, defamer

Ancestry of “häpäisijä”, step by step

häpäisijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish häväistä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäväistäto disgrace, dishonour/dishonor; to defame,...
2Finnishhäpeäshame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
3Proto-Finnichäpedäshame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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