Where does “kirjekaveri” come from?

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

kirjekaveri (Finnish): pen pal

Definitions

  1. pen pal

Ancestry of “kirjekaveri”, step by step

kirjekaveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish kaveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaveripal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke
2Yiddishחבֿרfriend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade
3Hebrewחָבֵרmale friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}}
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