Where does “itsetutkiskelu” come from?

itsetutkiskelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkiskelu, from Finnish tutkiskella, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

itsetutkiskelu (Finnish): self-examination, self-analysis, soul-searching

Definitions

  1. self-examination, self-analysis, soul-searching

Ancestry of “itsetutkiskelu”, step by step

itsetutkiskelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tutkiskelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkiskeluexamining, scrutinizing
2Finnishtutkiskellato examine, to scrutinize
3Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
4Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
5Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
6Proto-Uralic-j-

via Finnish itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j-Every word from Finnish -iaEvery word from Finnish tutkia