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Where does “itserakas” come from?

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

itserakas (Finnish): conceited

Definitions

  1. conceited

Ancestry of “itserakas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “itserakas”

  • itserakkaus
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →