Where does “itsekantava” come from?

itsekantava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kantava, from Finnish kantaa, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

itsekantava (Finnish): self-supporting

Definitions

  1. self-supporting

Ancestry of “itsekantava”, step by step

itsekantava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kantava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantavasupporting
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish itse

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