Where does “joitse” come from?
joitse (Finnish) comes from Finnish joki, from Finnish sokeus, from Finnish sokea, from Proto-Finnic sokeda — blind.
joitse (Finnish): by or along rivers
Definitions
- by or along rivers
Ancestry of “joitse”, step by step
joitse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish joki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joki | river |
| 2 | Finnish | sokeus | blindness |
| 3 | Finnish | sokea | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sokeda | blind |
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 |
via Finnish joka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joka | who, which, that; every, each |