Where does “kapeakirjoinen” come from?

kapeakirjoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjo, from Proto-Finnic kirjoi, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

kapeakirjoinen (Finnish): narrow-spectrum

Definitions

  1. narrow-spectrum

Ancestry of “kapeakirjoinen”, step by step

kapeakirjoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish kapea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapeanarrow
2Proto-Finnickapeda—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Proto-Finnic kirjoi →Every word from Finnish kirjo →