Where does “kantakirja” come from?

kantakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kantakirja (Finnish): pedigree, studbook, breeding book, herd book

Definitions

  1. pedigree, studbook, breeding book, herd book

Ancestry of “kantakirja”, step by step

kantakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish kirja

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

Words derived from “kantakirja”

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