Where does “itseoppinut” come from?

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

itseoppinut (Finnish): autodidact, self-taught, self-educated

Definitions

  1. autodidact, self-taught, self-educated

Ancestry of “itseoppinut”, step by step

itseoppinut 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 oppinut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppinutlearned; scholar, savant; Past active participle...
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →