Where does “itsetärkeä” come from?
itsetärkeä (Finnish) comes from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
itsetärkeä (Finnish): self-important
Ancestry of “itsetärkeä”, step by step
itsetärkeä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 3 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |
via Finnish tärkeä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tärkeä | important; erittäin tärkeä: very important,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tärkedä | important |
Words derived from “itsetärkeä”