Where does “ajakiri” come from?

ajakiri (Estonian) comes from German Zeitschrift, from German schrift, from Middle High German schrift, from Old High German scrift, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

ajakiri (Estonian): magazine, periodical

Definitions

  1. magazine, periodical

Ancestry of “ajakiri”, step by step

ajakiri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zeitschrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeitschriftmagazine; periodical
2Germanschriftwriting, script
3Middle High Germanschrift
4Old High Germanscrift
5Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Estonian kiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankiriwriting; letter; font, script
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Estonian aeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaegtime; tense
2Proto-Finnicaikatime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-
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