Where does “itsekehu” come from?

itsekehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehu, from Finnish kehua, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

itsekehu (Finnish): self-praise, bragging

Definitions

  1. self-praise, bragging

Ancestry of “itsekehu”, step by step

itsekehu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehupraise, commendation; Indicative present...
2Finnishkehuato praise, tout
3Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
4Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
5Proto-Finnickeššä—
6Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →