Where does “ylpistyä” come from?

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

ylpistyä (Finnish): to become overly proud, arrogant

Definitions

  1. to become overly proud, arrogant

Ancestry of “ylpistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylpeäproud
2Proto-Finnicülpedäproud, arrogant
Every word from Proto-Finnic ülpedä →Every word from Finnish ylpeä →
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