Where does “kirjatieto” come from?

kirjatieto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

kirjatieto (Finnish): book learning, book knowledge

Definitions

  1. book learning, book knowledge

Ancestry of “kirjatieto”, step by step

kirjatieto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tieto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →