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