Where does “itsetietoinen” come from?

itsetietoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tietoinen, from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

itsetietoinen (Finnish): self-confident

Definitions

  1. self-confident

Ancestry of “itsetietoinen”, step by step

itsetietoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tietoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoinenconscious; cognizant
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh

Words derived from “itsetietoinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →