Where does “nöyryys” come from?

nöyryys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nöyrä, from Proto-Finnic netra — weak; frail; poor.

nöyryys (Finnish): humility, humbleness

Definitions

  1. humility, humbleness

Ancestry of “nöyryys”, step by step

nöyryys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nöyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnöyrähumble; meek
2Proto-Finnicnetraweak; frail; poor

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic netra →Every word from Finnish nöyrä →