Where does “itsenäistyminen” come from?
itsenäistyminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsenäistyä, from Finnish itsenäistää, from Finnish itsenäinen, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
Ancestry of “itsenäistyminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsenäistyä | to become independent; to gain independence |
| 2 | Finnish | itsenäistää | to make independent |
| 3 | Finnish | itsenäinen | independent |
| 4 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 6 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |