Where does “ylpeily” come from?

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

ylpeily (Finnish): boasting

Definitions

  1. boasting

Ancestry of “ylpeily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylpeilläto boast; to pride oneself on or upon something
2Finnishylpeäproud
3Proto-Finnicülpedäproud, arrogant
Every word from Proto-Finnic ülpedä →Every word from Finnish ylpeä →Every word from Finnish ylpeillä →