Where does “häveliäinen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “häveliäinen”, step by step

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