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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | häpeä | shame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä:
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| 2 | Proto-Finnic | häpedä | shame |