Where does “kirjailu” come from?

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

kirjailu (Finnish): writing a book

Definitions

  1. writing a book

Ancestry of “kirjailu”, 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 “kirjailu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish kirjata →