Where does “herjakirjoitus” come from?
herjakirjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish herja, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic harjōną, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
herjakirjoitus (Finnish): defamatory writing, libelous writing
Definitions
- defamatory writing, libelous writing
Ancestry of “herjakirjoitus”, step by step
herjakirjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish herja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herja | slur; villain; predator, beast of prey |
| 2 | Old Norse | herja | to go harrying or freebooting; to despoil, waste |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harjōną | to overrun with an army; lay waste; ravage;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish kirjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjoitus | The act of writing; A scripture, writing; An... |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjoittaa | to write; to spell; to take an examination in |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoittadak | to embroider, to decorate with embroidery |