Where does “kirjateline” come from?

kirjateline (Finnish) comes from Finnish teline, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

kirjateline (Finnish): bookstand

Definitions

  1. bookstand

Ancestry of “kirjateline”, step by step

kirjateline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelinerack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þelą →Every word from Finnish tela →