Where does “kirjatuki” come from?

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

kirjatuki (Finnish): bookend

Definitions

  1. bookend

Ancestry of “kirjatuki”, step by step

kirjatuki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirja

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

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →