Where does “kirjoitustarvike” come from?
kirjoitustarvike (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarvike, from Finnish tarve, from Proto-Finnic tarbeh, from Proto-Germanic þarbiz — useful.
kirjoitustarvike (Finnish): (item of) stationery
Definitions
- (item of) stationery
Ancestry of “kirjoitustarvike”, step by step
kirjoitustarvike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarvike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarvike | a minor utensil; accessory; article |
| 2 | Finnish | tarve | need; demand |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tarbeh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þarbiz | useful |
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 |