Where does “alaskirjaus” come from?

alaskirjaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjaus, from Finnish kirjata, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

alaskirjaus (Finnish): write-off, write-down

Definitions

  1. write-off, write-down

Ancestry of “alaskirjaus”, step by step

alaskirjaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjausentry, record; registration
2Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
3Finnishkirjabook; quire
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish alas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalasdown; downward; down with
2Proto-Finnicalasdown, downward
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish kirjata →