Where does “kirjatentti” come from?

kirjatentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tentti, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

kirjatentti (Finnish): book exam a self-study course that is completed by taking an exam; an exam of such a course

Definitions

  1. book exam a self-study course that is completed by taking an exam; an exam of such a course

Ancestry of “kirjatentti”, step by step

kirjatentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtenttiexamination; Third-person singular indicative...
2Swedishtentamenan examination
3Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →