Where does “häveliäästi” come from?

häveliäästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish häveliäs, from Finnish häpy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

häveliäästi (Finnish): modestly, bashfully

Definitions

  1. modestly, bashfully

Ancestry of “häveliäästi”, step by step

häveliäästi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häveliäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhäveliäsModest, bashful
2Finnishhäpyvulva; genitalia; shame
3Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
4Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish häpy →