Where does “poikittee” come from?

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

poikittee (Ingrian): crosswise

Definitions

  1. crosswise

Ancestry of “poikittee”, step by step

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