Where does “kirjodiki” come from?
kirjodiki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjo, from Proto-Finnic kirjoi, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
kirjodiki (Finnish): Salt's dik-dik, Madoqua saltiana
Definitions
- Salt's dik-dik, Madoqua saltiana
Ancestry of “kirjodiki”, step by step
kirjodiki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjo | spectrum; as a modifier in a compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoi | variegated, mottled, spotted |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |
via Finnish dikdik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | dikdik | dik-dik antelope of the genus |
| 2 | English | dik-dik | A small antelope of the genus "Madoqua", native... |