Where does “sõnaraamat” come from?

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

sõnaraamat (Estonian): dictionary

Definitions

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Ancestry of “sõnaraamat”, step by step

sõnaraamat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian raamat

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

via Estonian sõna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõnaword
2Proto-Finnicsanaword

Words derived from “sõnaraamat”

Every word from Ancient Greek γράμματα →Every word from Old East Slavic грамота →Every word from Estonian raamat →