Where does “kirjeldama” come from?

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

kirjeldama (Estonian): to describe, to depict

Definitions

  1. to describe, to depict

Ancestry of “kirjeldama”, step by step

kirjeldama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kiri

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

via Estonian ldama

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