Where does “häpeätahra” come from?
häpeätahra (Finnish) comes from Finnish häpeä, from Proto-Finnic häpedä — shame.
häpeätahra (Finnish): taint, blemish, blot, stigma
Definitions
- taint, blemish, blot, stigma
Ancestry of “häpeätahra”, step by step
häpeätahra 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 tahra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tahra | A speck of dirt, blemish, blot |