Where does “kirje” come from?

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

kirje (Finnish): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “kirje”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kirje”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →
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