Where does “kirjainrunko” come from?

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

kirjainrunko (Finnish): stem of a glyph

Definitions

  1. stem of a glyph

Ancestry of “kirjainrunko”, step by step

kirjainrunko 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 runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish kirjata →