Where does “erokirja” come from?
erokirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
erokirja (Finnish): letter of resignation
Ancestry of “erokirja”, step by step
erokirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish kirja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |