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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/häpü

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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

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Etymology

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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

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*häpü[1]

  1. shame

Inflection

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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*häpü”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • häbi”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “häpeä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN