Where does “itsekkäisyys” come from?
itsekkäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsekkäinen, from Finnish itsekäs, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
Ancestry of “itsekkäisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsekkäinen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | itsekäs | selfish |
| 3 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 5 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |