Where does “kirjopapurikko” come from?

kirjopapurikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjo, from Proto-Finnic kirjoi, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

kirjopapurikko (Finnish): woodland brown

Definitions

  1. woodland brown

Ancestry of “kirjopapurikko”, step by step

kirjopapurikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish papurikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpapurikkodapple horse
2Finnish-kköFront vowel variant of -kko
3Proto-Finnic-kkoiForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Proto-Finnic kirjoi →Every word from Finnish kirjo →