Where does “kirjanik” come from?

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

kirjanik (Estonian): writer

Definitions

  1. writer

Ancestry of “kirjanik”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kirjanik”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Estonian kiri →