Where does “Pyhä Isä” come from?
Pyhä Isä (Finnish) comes from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
Ancestry of “Pyhä Isä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |