Where does “itsekannattava” come from?
itsekannattava (Finnish) comes from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
itsekannattava (Finnish): self-supporting, self-sustaining
Definitions
- self-supporting, self-sustaining
Ancestry of “itsekannattava”, step by step
itsekannattava 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 kannattava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kannattava | profitable; Present active participle of... |