Where does “kirjanpitokone” come from?
kirjanpitokone (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjanpito, from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
kirjanpitokone (Finnish): accounting machine
Definitions
- accounting machine
Ancestry of “kirjanpitokone”, step by step
kirjanpitokone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjanpito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjanpito | Bookkeeping, accounting; Books |
| 2 | Finnish | pito | keeping, upkeep; spending; traction |
| 3 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |