Where does “hävyntunne” come from?
hävyntunne (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunne, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.
Ancestry of “hävyntunne”, step by step
hävyntunne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tunne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunne | feeling; emotion; sensation |
| 2 | Finnish | tuntea | to feel, sense; to know, be familiar with |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuntedak | to know; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tumte- | to know |
via Finnish häpy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häpy | vulva; genitalia; shame |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |