Where does “kirjailija” come from?
kirjailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjailla, from Finnish kirjata, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
kirjailija (Finnish): author, writer
Ancestry of “kirjailija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kirjailla | to embroider; to write a book or books |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjata | to book, log, register; to register |
| 3 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |
Words derived from “kirjailija”