Where does “katselukirja” come from?

katselukirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish katselu, from Finnish katsella, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

katselukirja (Finnish): coffee table book, picture book

Definitions

  1. coffee table book, picture book

Ancestry of “katselukirja”, step by step

katselukirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katselu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatseluwatching, watch, viewing, looking
2FinnishkatsellaTo watch
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →