Where does “itsesäätöinen” come from?

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

itsesäätöinen (Finnish): self-regulating, self-adjusting, self-steering

Definitions

  1. self-regulating, self-adjusting, self-steering

Ancestry of “itsesäätöinen”, step by step

itsesäätöinen 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 säätö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäätöadjustment, control, regulation; tuning, messing...
2Finnishsäätääto adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;...
3Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →