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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/häpü

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From *häpedä + *-ü. The sense "vulva" attested in some descendants may simply be an extension of "shame" or it may alternatively be related to Proto-Samic *sieppë (pubic hair).

Noun

*häpü

  1. shame

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: häbi
    • Livonian: äbī
  • Finnish: häpy
  • Ingrian: häpy
  • Karelian: häpy
  • Võro: häbü
  • Votic: äpü

Further reading

  • häbi in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), häpeä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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