Where does “draamakirjailija” come from?
draamakirjailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish draama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.
draamakirjailija (Finnish): playwright; drama writer
Definitions
- playwright; drama writer
Ancestry of “draamakirjailija”, step by step
draamakirjailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish draama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | draama | drama |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |
via Finnish kirjailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjailija | author, writer |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjailla | to embroider; to write a book or books |
| 3 | Finnish | kirjata | to book, log, register; to register |
| 4 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |