Where does “kioskikirja” come from?
kioskikirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kioski, from English kiosk, from English kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Turkish köşk, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك, from Persian کوشک — to bend, arch.
kioskikirja (Finnish): pulp novel, pulp fiction book
Definitions
- pulp novel, pulp fiction book
Ancestry of “kioskikirja”, step by step
kioskikirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kioski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kioski | A kiosk; A small convenience store |
| 2 | English | kiosk | A small enclosed structure, often freestanding,... |
| 3 | English | kiosque | Archaic form of kiosk |
| 4 | French | kiosque | kiosk enclosed structure |
| 5 | Italian | chiosco | kiosk; stall; outhouse |
| 6 | Turkish | köşk | villa, summer mansion; garden pavillion |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | كوشك | pavilion |
| 8 | Persian | کوشک | pavilion; palace; mansion |
| 9 | Middle Persian | kwšk' | pavillion; palace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |