Where does “hevoskirja” come from?

hevoskirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

hevoskirja (Finnish): horse book

Definitions

  1. horse book

Ancestry of “hevoskirja”, step by step

hevoskirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic -inen →Every word from Proto-Finnic hepoinen →Every word from Finnish hevonen →