Where does “anekirja” come from?
anekirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish ane, from Finnish anoa, from Proto-Finnic anodak, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.
anekirja (Finnish): letter of indulgence
Ancestry of “anekirja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ane | indulgence |
| 2 | Finnish | anoa | To ask, request, plead, beg, implore, entreat,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | anodak | to ask; to beg |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |