Where does “itseiva” come from?

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

itseiva (Finnish): self-irony

Definitions

  1. self-irony

Ancestry of “itseiva”, step by step

itseiva 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 iva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishivaridicule, sarcasm, mockery, derision; irony
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →