Where does “itseinen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “itseinen”, step by step

itseinen 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 inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “itseinen”

Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →