Where does “kirjaintaide” come from?

kirjaintaide (Finnish) comes from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

kirjaintaide (Finnish): letter art use of letters to form a picture

Definitions

  1. letter art use of letters to form a picture

Ancestry of “kirjaintaide”, step by step

kirjaintaide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaideart
2Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
3Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
4Proto-Finnictaje-—

via Finnish kirjain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjainletter; Genitive plural form of kirja
2Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
3Finnishkirjabook; quire
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadak →Every word from Finnish taitaa →
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