Where does “itsetuhoinen” come from?

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

itsetuhoinen (Finnish): suicidal

Definitions

  1. suicidal

Ancestry of “itsetuhoinen”, step by step

itsetuhoinen 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 tuho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhodestruction; fall; doom
2Proto-Finnictuhodestruction, ruin

Words derived from “itsetuhoinen”

Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Proto-Finnic icek →Every word from Finnish itse →