Where does “hävyttömyys” come from?
hävyttömyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hävytön, from Finnish häpy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u.
hävyttömyys (Finnish): insolence; obscenity
Ancestry of “hävyttömyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hävytön | shameless, impudent, impudent, insolent; obscene |
| 2 | Finnish | häpy | vulva; genitalia; shame |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | — |