Where does “kisällinkirja” come from?

kisällinkirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kisälli, from Swedish gesäll, from Middle Low German geselle, from Old Saxon gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kisällinkirja (Finnish): journeyman papers, journeyman certificate

Definitions

  1. journeyman papers, journeyman certificate

Ancestry of “kisällinkirja”, step by step

kisällinkirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kisälli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisällijourneyman
2Swedishgesälla journeyman
3Middle Low Germangesellejourneyman, fellow
4Old Saxongisellioseller, giver
5Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz
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