köken: From 羨(うらや)む (urayamu, “to envy, to be jealous of”, mizenkei form 羨(うらや)ま (urayama)) + しい (-shii, adjectivizing suffix evoking quality of the suffixed term).羨(うらや)む (urayamu) is from 心(うら) (ura, “heart, inner feelings”) + 病(や)む (yamu, “affected, afflicted, worried”).