Where does “itsepetos” come from?
itsepetos (Finnish) comes from Finnish petos, from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.
itsepetos (Finnish): self-deception, self-delusion, self-deceit
Definitions
- self-deception, self-delusion, self-deceit
Ancestry of “itsepetos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | petos | betrayal, treachery, treason; fraud |
| 2 | Finnish | pettää | to cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pettädäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | spenˀstei | — |