Where does “häpeäpuu” come from?

häpeäpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

Ancestry of “häpeäpuu”, step by step

häpeäpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish häpeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäpeäshame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
2Proto-Finnichäpedäshame
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →