Where does “äänikirje” come from?

äänikirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

äänikirje (Finnish): audio letter

Definitions

  1. audio letter

Ancestry of “äänikirje”, step by step

äänikirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ääni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
2GreenlandicAani—
3Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
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