Where does “itsekkäästi” come from?

itsekkäästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsekäs, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

itsekkäästi (Finnish): selfishly

Definitions

  1. selfishly

Ancestry of “itsekkäästi”, step by step

itsekkäästi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itsekäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitsekässelfish
2Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
3Proto-Finnicicekself
4Hebrewיצחקto laugh

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →