Where does “kirjainkoko” come from?

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

kirjainkoko (Finnish): case, letter case

Definitions

  1. case, letter case

Ancestry of “kirjainkoko”, step by step

kirjainkoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjainletter; Genitive plural form of kirja
2Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
3Finnishkirjabook; quire
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish koko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokowhole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap
2Proto-Finnickokowhole, entire, all
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish kirjata →
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