Where does “hävyttömyys” come from?

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

hävyttömyys (Finnish): insolence; obscenity

Definitions

  1. insolence; obscenity

Ancestry of “hävyttömyys”, step by step

hävyttömyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hävytön

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish häpy →