Where does “itsetärkeys” come from?

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

itsetärkeys (Finnish): self-importance

Definitions

  1. self-importance

Ancestry of “itsetärkeys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitsetärkeäself-important
2Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
3Proto-Finnicicekself
4Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →