Where does “itsesiliävä” come from?

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

itsesiliävä (Finnish): non-iron

Definitions

  1. non-iron

Ancestry of “itsesiliävä”, step by step

itsesiliävä 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 siliävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiliäväironable
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →