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Where does “itseys” come from?

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

itseys (Finnish): selfness

Definitions

  1. selfness

Ancestry of “itseys”, step by step

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