Where does “häveliäisyys” come from?

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

häveliäisyys (Finnish): modesty

Definitions

  1. modesty

Ancestry of “häveliäisyys”, step by step

häveliäisyys 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 isyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisyysfatherhood, paternity
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →