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Where does “raamatukoi” come from?

raamatukoi (Estonian) comes from Estonian raamat, from Old East Slavic грамота, from Ancient Greek γράμματα — nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα.

raamatukoi (Estonian): bookworm

Definitions

  1. bookworm

Ancestry of “raamatukoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianraamatbook
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα
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