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

  1. self-deception, self-delusion, self-deceit

Ancestry of “itsepetos”, step by step

itsepetos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish petos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetosbetrayal, treachery, treason; fraud
2Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
3Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
4Proto-Balticspenˀstei—

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →Every word from Finnish pettää →