Where does “itsekeskeisyys” come from?
itsekeskeisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsekeskeinen, from Finnish keskeinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
itsekeskeisyys (Finnish): self-centeredness, egocentricity
Definitions
- self-centeredness, egocentricity
Ancestry of “itsekeskeisyys”, step by step
itsekeskeisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itsekeskeinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsekeskeinen | self-centered |
| 2 | Finnish | keskeinen | central; pivotal, central, crucial |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |