Where does “kerjuukirje” come from?

kerjuukirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerjuu, from Finnish uu, from Latin U, from Latin V, from Etruscan ? — u.

kerjuukirje (Finnish): begging letter

Definitions

  1. begging letter

Ancestry of “kerjuukirje”, step by step

kerjuukirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerjuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerjuubegging
2FinnishuuThe name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest
3LatinU—
4LatinVve
5Etruscan?u

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Etruscan ? →Every word from Latin V →Every word from Latin U →