Where does “issand” come from?
issand (Estonian) comes from Estonian isand, from Estonian isa, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
issand (Estonian): oh my God!
Ancestry of “issand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | isand | lord, master; a German, an upper-class man |
| 2 | Estonian | isa | father |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |