Where does “kinkerikunta” come from?
kinkerikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunta, from Proto-Finnic kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta.
kinkerikunta (Finnish): a land subdivision used by the church, spanning either a single large village or multiple smaller villages, named so because they were responsible for organizing examinations for testing literacy and knowledge of Christianity (kinkerit)
Definitions
- a land subdivision used by the church, spanning either a single large village or multiple smaller villages, named so because they were responsible for organizing examinations for testing literacy and knowledge of Christianity (kinkerit)
Ancestry of “kinkerikunta”, step by step
kinkerikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |
via Finnish kinkerit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kinkerit | examination in rural areas held historically to teach and test literacy and knowledge of Christianity, now used chiefly for teaching |