Where does “itse teossa” come from?

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

itse teossa (Finnish): in the act

Definitions

  1. in the act

Ancestry of “itse teossa”, step by step

itse teossa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh

via Finnish teossa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishteossaInessive singular form of teko
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →