Where does “käskkiri” come from?

käskkiri (Estonian) comes from Estonian kiri, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

käskkiri (Estonian): directive

Definitions

  1. directive

Ancestry of “käskkiri”, step by step

käskkiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kiri

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

via Estonian käsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankäskorder, command
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Estonian kiri →