Where does “itse” come from?

itse (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

itse (Finnish): oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...

Definitions

  1. oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...

Ancestry of “itse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicicekself
2Hebrewיצחקto laugh

Words derived from “itse

Every word from Hebrew יצחק