Where does “telefoniraamat” come from?

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

telefoniraamat (Estonian): (tele)phone book, telephone directory

Definitions

  1. (tele)phone book, telephone directory

Ancestry of “telefoniraamat”, step by step

telefoniraamat 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 telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantelefontelephone
Every word from Ancient Greek γράμματαEvery word from Old East Slavic грамотаEvery word from Estonian raamat
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