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

Definitions

  1. letter of indulgence

Ancestry of “anekirja”, step by step

anekirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaneindulgence
2FinnishanoaTo ask, request, plead, beg, implore, entreat,...
3Proto-Finnicanodakto ask; to beg
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →Every word from Proto-Finnic anodak →