Where does “itsetärkeä” come from?

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

itsetärkeä (Finnish): self-important

Definitions

  1. self-important

Ancestry of “itsetärkeä”, step by step

itsetärkeä 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 tärkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtärkeäimportant; erittäin tärkeä: very important,...
2Proto-Finnictärkedäimportant

Words derived from “itsetärkeä

Every word from Hebrew יצחקEvery word from Proto-Finnic icekEvery word from Finnish itse