Where does “kirjaoskamatu” come from?

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

kirjaoskamatu (Estonian): illiterate

Definitions

  1. illiterate

Ancestry of “kirjaoskamatu”, step by step

kirjaoskamatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kiri

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

via Estonian oskamatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianoskamatu—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Estonian kiri →