Where does “hieroglyfikirjoitus” come from?

hieroglyfikirjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hieroglyfi, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός, from Ancient Greek ἱερόγλυφος, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hieroglyfikirjoitus (Finnish): hieroglyphic writing

Definitions

  1. hieroglyphic writing

Ancestry of “hieroglyfikirjoitus”, step by step

hieroglyfikirjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hieroglyfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhieroglyfihieroglyph
2Latinhieroglyphicushieroglyphic
3Ancient Greekἱερογλυφικόςhieroglyphic, pertaining to hieroglyphs
4Ancient Greekἱερόγλυφοςcarver of hieroglyphics
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Finnish kirjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirjoitusThe act of writing; A scripture, writing; An...
2Finnishkirjoittaato write; to spell; to take an examination in
3Proto-Finnickirjoittadakto embroider, to decorate with embroidery
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυφή
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