Where does “häpeäpaalu” come from?
häpeäpaalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish häpeä, from Proto-Finnic häpedä — shame.
häpeäpaalu (Finnish): pillory
Definitions
- pillory
Ancestry of “häpeäpaalu”, step by step
häpeäpaalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish häpeä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häpeä | shame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | häpedä | shame |
via Finnish paalu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paalu | stake, pole; pile; the stake |