Where does “aikakauskirja” come from?
aikakauskirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
aikakauskirja (Finnish): periodical
Ancestry of “aikakauskirja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |