Where does “ylpeillä” come from?

ylpeillä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylpeä, from Proto-Finnic ülpedä — proud, arrogant.

ylpeillä (Finnish): to boast; to pride oneself on or upon something

Definitions

  1. to boast; to pride oneself on or upon something

Ancestry of “ylpeillä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylpeäproud
2Proto-Finnicülpedäproud, arrogant

Words derived from “ylpeillä

Every word from Proto-Finnic ülpedäEvery word from Finnish ylpeä