Where does “itsenäisyys” come from?
itsenäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsenäinen, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
itsenäisyys (Finnish): independence
Ancestry of “itsenäisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsenäinen | independent |
| 2 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 4 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |
Words derived from “itsenäisyys”