Where does “häpeäpaalu” come from?

häpeäpaalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish häpeä, from Proto-Finnic häpedä — shame.

häpeäpaalu (Finnish): pillory

Definitions

  1. pillory

Ancestry of “häpeäpaalu”, step by step

häpeäpaalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häpeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäpeäshame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
2Proto-Finnichäpedäshame

via Finnish paalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaalustake, pole; pile; the stake
Every word from Proto-Finnic häpedäEvery word from Finnish häpeä