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Where does “itsenäisesti” come from?

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

itsenäisesti (Finnish): independently

Definitions

  1. independently

Ancestry of “itsenäisesti”, step by step

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