Where does “itsekäs” come from?

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

itsekäs (Finnish): selfish

Definitions

  1. selfish

Ancestry of “itsekäs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “itsekäs”

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