Where does “kirjasto” come from?

kirjasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

kirjasto (Finnish): library; public library

Definitions

  1. library; public library

Ancestry of “kirjasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

Words derived from “kirjasto

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirjaEvery word from Finnish kirja
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