Where does “kirjakammio” come from?

kirjakammio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kammio, from Proto-Norse skammijǭ, from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ — little house.

kirjakammio (Finnish): A furniture piece for storing books in, a...

Definitions

  1. A furniture piece for storing books in, a...

Ancestry of “kirjakammio”, step by step

kirjakammio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kammio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammiochamber; cell; ventricle
2Proto-Norseskammijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicskammijǭlittle house

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ →Every word from Proto-Norse skammijǭ →Every word from Finnish kammio →