Where does “itseihailu” come from?
itseihailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
itseihailu (Finnish): self-admiration
Ancestry of “itseihailu”, step by step
itseihailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 3 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |
via Finnish ihailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ihailu | admiration |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |