Where does “isäntä” come from?
isäntä (Finnish) comes from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isäntä (Finnish): master; householder; host
Definitions
- master; householder; host
Ancestry of “isäntä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
Words derived from “isäntä”