Where does “kirjeyhteys” come from?

kirjeyhteys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhteys, from Finnish yksi, from Proto-Finnic ükci, from Proto-Uralic ükte — one.

kirjeyhteys (Finnish): contact by correspondence with letters

Definitions

  1. contact by correspondence with letters

Ancestry of “kirjeyhteys”, step by step

kirjeyhteys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yhteys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhteysconnection; access, connection; contact
2Finnishyksione
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic ükte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ükci →Every word from Finnish yksi →