Where does “kirjansitoja” come from?
kirjansitoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitoja, from Finnish sitoa, from Tok Pisin stua, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
kirjansitoja (Finnish): bookbinder
Definitions
- bookbinder
Ancestry of “kirjansitoja”, step by step
kirjansitoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sitoja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sitoja | tier, binder |
| 2 | Finnish | sitoa | to bind, to tie, to fasten; to tie up; to... |
| 3 | Tok Pisin | stua | store |
| 4 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 5 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 6 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 7 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |