Where does “poikittainen” come from?
poikittainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish poikittain, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.
poikittainen (Finnish): transverse, traverse; abeam
Definitions
- transverse, traverse; abeam
Ancestry of “poikittainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poikittain | crosswise, diagonally, obliquely; abeam |
| 2 | Finnish | poikki | broken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,... |
| 3 | Finnish | poikitse | (Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out |
| 4 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 6 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |