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

Definitions

  1. author, writer

Ancestry of “kirjailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjaillato embroider; to write a book or books
2Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
3Finnishkirjabook; quire
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

Words derived from “kirjailija

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja