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
- magazine, periodical
Ancestry of “ajakiri”, step by step
ajakiri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zeitschrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeitschrift | magazine; periodical |
| 2 | German | schrift | writing, script |
| 3 | Middle High German | schrift | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scrift | — |
| 5 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 6 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |