Where does “itseilmaisu” come from?

itseilmaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmaisu, from Finnish ilmaista, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

itseilmaisu (Finnish): self-expression

Definitions

  1. self-expression

Ancestry of “itseilmaisu”, step by step

itseilmaisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaisuexpression
2Finnishilmaistato express; to denote; to indicate, point out,...
3FinnishIlmaair
4Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
5Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
6Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
7Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish -ri
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