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Where does “isik” come from?

isik (Estonian) comes from Estonian ise, from Proto-Finnic ice, from Proto-Uralic iśe.

isik (Estonian): person

Definitions

  1. person

Ancestry of “isik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianiseoneself; used to emphasise the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicice—
3Proto-Uraliciśe—

Words derived from “isik”

  • umbisikuline
  • isikuline
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