Where does “kirjeensuljin” come from?
kirjeensuljin (Finnish) comes from Finnish suljin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
Ancestry of “kirjeensuljin”, step by step
kirjeensuljin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suljin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suljin | shutter; First-person singular indicative past... |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish kirje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirje | letter |
| 2 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |