Where does “poikkipuolinen” come from?

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

poikkipuolinen (Finnish): resistant, reluctant, opposing

Definitions

  1. resistant, reluctant, opposing

Ancestry of “poikkipuolinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikki-cross-, transverse
2Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
3Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
4Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
5Proto-Finnicicekself
6Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Hebrew יצחקEvery word from Proto-Finnic icekEvery word from Finnish itse
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