Where does “kirjauutuus” come from?

kirjauutuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uutuus, from Finnish uusi, from Proto-Finnic uuci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe — new.

kirjauutuus (Finnish): new book

Definitions

  1. new book

Ancestry of “kirjauutuus”, step by step

kirjauutuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uutuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuutuusnewness, novelty; novelty
2Finnishuusinew; Third person singular indicative past form...
3Proto-Finnicuucinew
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Proto-Finnic uuci →Every word from Finnish uusi →