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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

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