Where does “kirjasintyyli” come from?
kirjasintyyli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjasin, from Finnish -sin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kirjasintyyli (Finnish): font style
Ancestry of “kirjasintyyli”, step by step
kirjasintyyli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjasin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjasin | sort |
| 2 | Finnish | -sin | Forms certain nouns, particularly those... |
| 3 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish tyyli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyyli | style |
| 2 | Swedish | styl | — |
| 3 | Latin | stilus | A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |