Where does “galatalaiskirje” come from?

galatalaiskirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirje, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

galatalaiskirje (Finnish): Galatians St. Paul's letter to the Galatians

Definitions

  1. Galatians St. Paul's letter to the Galatians

Ancestry of “galatalaiskirje”, step by step

galatalaiskirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish galatalainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishgalatalainenGalatian of or pertaining to Galatia, a region in central Turkey
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish kirje →