Where does “kirjanpito” come from?

kirjanpito (Finnish) comes from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

kirjanpito (Finnish): Bookkeeping, accounting; Books

Definitions

  1. Bookkeeping, accounting; Books

Ancestry of “kirjanpito”, step by step

kirjanpito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitokeeping, upkeep; spending; traction
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-

via Finnish kirjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirjanGenitive singular form of kirja

Words derived from “kirjanpito

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäkEvery word from Finnish pitää