Where does “kirjavinkkari” come from?

kirjavinkkari (Finnish) comes from Finnish vinkkari, from Finnish vinkata, from Swedish vinka, from Old Swedish vinka, from Middle Low German winken, from Old Saxon winkōn, from Proto-Germanic winkōną.

kirjavinkkari (Finnish): book talker

Definitions

  1. book talker

Ancestry of “kirjavinkkari”, step by step

kirjavinkkari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vinkkari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvinkkariturn signal
2Finnishvinkatato wave, beckon; to give a hint, to tip; "~...
3Swedishvinkato wave
4Old Swedishvinka—
5Middle Low Germanwinkento blink, wink
6Old Saxonwinkōn—
7Proto-Germanicwinkōną—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Germanic winkōną →Every word from Old Saxon winkōn →Every word from Middle Low German winken →