Where does “kirjoahven” come from?
kirjoahven (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjo, from Proto-Finnic kirjoi, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
kirjoahven (Finnish): cichlid
Ancestry of “kirjoahven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjo | spectrum; as a modifier in a compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |
Words derived from “kirjoahven”