Where does “itsevalaiseva” come from?
itsevalaiseva (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaiseva, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
itsevalaiseva (Finnish): self-luminous
Ancestry of “itsevalaiseva”, step by step
itsevalaiseva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valaiseva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valaiseva | Present active participle of valaista |
| 2 | Finnish | valaista | to light, illuminate; to shed light on,... |
| 3 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |
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 |