Where does “kirjasivistys” come from?

kirjasivistys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sivistys, from Finnish sivistää, from Finnish siveä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa.

kirjasivistys (Finnish): book-learning

Definitions

  1. book-learning

Ancestry of “kirjasivistys”, step by step

kirjasivistys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sivistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivistyslearning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...
2Finnishsivistääto civilize
3Finnishsiveächaste; modest
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa →Every word from Finnish siveä →Every word from Finnish sivistää →