Where does “häpeily” come from?

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

häpeily (Finnish): being or feeling ashamed

Definitions

  1. being or feeling ashamed

Ancestry of “häpeily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäpeilläto be ashamed, to feel ashamed
2Finnishhäpeäshame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
3Proto-Finnichäpedäshame
Every word from Proto-Finnic häpedä →Every word from Finnish häpeä →Every word from Finnish häpeillä →