Where does “itseoikeutettu” come from?

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

itseoikeutettu (Finnish): self-appointed, in one's own right

Definitions

  1. self-appointed, in one's own right

Ancestry of “itseoikeutettu”, step by step

itseoikeutettu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish itse

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

via Finnish oikeutettu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeutettujustifiable, righteous; past passive participle...
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →