Where does “itse teossa” come from?
itse teossa (Finnish) comes from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
Ancestry of “itse teossa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 3 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |