Where does “itsekannattavuus” come from?
itsekannattavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsekannattava, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
itsekannattavuus (Finnish): the quality of being self-supporting or self-sustaining
Definitions
- the quality of being self-supporting or self-sustaining
Ancestry of “itsekannattavuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsekannattava | self-supporting, self-sustaining |
| 2 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 4 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |