Where does “Wikisanakirja” come from?
Wikisanakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sanakirja, from Swedish ordbok, from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
Ancestry of “Wikisanakirja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sanakirja | dictionary |
| 2 | Swedish | ordbok | a dictionary |
| 3 | Swedish | ord | word; A distinct unit of language with a... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | orþ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |