Where does “kirjakko” come from?

kirjakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

kirjakko (Finnish): spotted or mottled reindeer

Definitions

  1. spotted or mottled reindeer

Ancestry of “kirjakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →
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