Where does “kirjailla” come from?

kirjailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjata, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

kirjailla (Finnish): to embroider; to write a book or books

Definitions

  1. to embroider; to write a book or books

Ancestry of “kirjailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

Words derived from “kirjailla

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirjaEvery word from Finnish kirjaEvery word from Finnish kirjata