Where does “itsepäinen” come from?

itsepäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -päinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

itsepäinen (Finnish): stubborn, opinionated

Definitions

  1. stubborn, opinionated

Ancestry of “itsepäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-päinenOf or pertaining to a head; used only as headword...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “itsepäinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →