Where does “lahjakirja” come from?

lahjakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

lahjakirja (Finnish): gift book, a book given as a gift

Definitions

  1. gift book, a book given as a gift

Ancestry of “lahjakirja”, step by step

lahjakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭEvery word from Proto-Finnic lahja
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