Where does “itsetekeminen” come from?
itsetekeminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekeminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
itsetekeminen (Finnish): do it yourself
Ancestry of “itsetekeminen”, step by step
itsetekeminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tekeminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tekeminen | something to do |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
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 |