Where does “ylpeily” come from?
ylpeily (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylpeillä, from Finnish ylpeä, from Proto-Finnic ülpedä.
ylpeily (Finnish): boasting
Ancestry of “ylpeily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ylpeillä | to boast; to pride oneself on or upon something |
| 2 | Finnish | ylpeä | proud |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ülpedä | — |