Where does “kirjoitusalue” come from?
kirjoitusalue (Finnish) comes from Finnish alue, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.
kirjoitusalue (Finnish): writing area
Definitions
- writing area
Ancestry of “kirjoitusalue”, step by step
kirjoitusalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alue | area; region; oblast |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qaluʀ | to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | -luʀ | — |
via Finnish kirjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjoitus | The act of writing; A scripture, writing; An... |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjoittaa | to write; to spell; to take an examination in |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoittadak | to embroider, to decorate with embroidery |