Where does “kirjakerho” come from?

kirjakerho (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerho, from Finnish keri, from Proto-Finnic keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

kirjakerho (Finnish): book club

Definitions

  1. book club

Ancestry of “kirjakerho”, step by step

kirjakerho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerhoclub
2FinnishkeriThird-person singular indicative past form of...
3Proto-Finnickeriring, circle, hoop
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Proto-Finnic keri →Every word from Finnish keri →