Where does “kutsukirje” come from?

kutsukirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish kutsu, from Finnish kutsua, from Proto-Finnic kuccudak, from Proto-Finnic kućću-.

kutsukirje (Finnish): invitation letter

Definitions

  1. invitation letter

Ancestry of “kutsukirje”, step by step

kutsukirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kutsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkutsucall; invitation; summons
2Finnishkutsuato invite; to beckon, call, call for summon; to...
3Proto-Finnickuccudakto call, to summon; to invite
4Proto-Finnickućću-—

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic kućću- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuccudak →Every word from Finnish kutsua →