Where does “kirjelomake” come from?

kirjelomake (Finnish) comes from Finnish lomake, from Finnish loma, from Proto-Finnic loma, from Proto-Finno-Permic loma — gap.

kirjelomake (Finnish): letterhead

Definitions

  1. letterhead

Ancestry of “kirjelomake”, step by step

kirjelomake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lomake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlomakeform
2Finnishlomaholiday, vacation; furlough; gap
3Proto-Finniclomagap
4Proto-Finno-Permiclomagap

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic loma →Every word from Proto-Finnic loma →Every word from Finnish loma →