Where does “häpeä” come from?
häpeä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic häpedä — shame.
häpeä (Finnish): shame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
Definitions
- shame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
Ancestry of “häpeä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | häpedä | shame |