Where does “kirjastotutkinto” come from?

kirjastotutkinto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tutkinto, from Finnish tutkia, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.

kirjastotutkinto (Finnish): library science degree

Definitions

  1. library science degree

Ancestry of “kirjastotutkinto”, step by step

kirjastotutkinto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tutkinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtutkintoAn examination; A degree, qualification
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-—

via Finnish kirjasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjastolibrary; public library
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j- →Every word from Finnish -ia →Every word from Finnish tutkia →