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Where does “itsevarmuus” come from?

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

itsevarmuus (Finnish): self-assurance, assertiveness

Definitions

  1. self-assurance, assertiveness

Ancestry of “itsevarmuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitsevarmaself-assured, confident
2Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
3Proto-Finnicicekself
4Hebrewיצחקto laugh
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