Where does “kirjaimet” come from?
kirjaimet (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjain, from Finnish kirjata, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
kirjaimet (Finnish): Nominative plural form of kirjain
Definitions
- Nominative plural form of kirjain
Ancestry of “kirjaimet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kirjain | letter; Genitive plural form of kirja |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjata | to book, log, register; to register |
| 3 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |