Where does “joulukortti” come from?
joulukortti (Finnish) comes from Finnish körtti, from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
joulukortti (Finnish): Christmas card
Ancestry of “joulukortti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | körtti | tail of a tailcoat |
| 2 | Swedish | kört | |
| 3 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 4 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 5 | German | karte | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 7 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 8 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 9 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 10 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 11 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 12 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |