Where does “itseluottamus” come from?
itseluottamus (Finnish) comes from Finnish luottamus, from Finnish -mus, from Finnish -ma, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
itseluottamus (Finnish): self-confidence, self-assurance, self-esteem
Definitions
- self-confidence, self-assurance, self-esteem
Ancestry of “itseluottamus”, step by step
itseluottamus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luottamus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luottamus | trust; confidence |
| 2 | Finnish | -mus | Forms nouns from verbs. Variant of -us used with... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish itse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 3 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |