Where does “lastenkirjailija” come from?

lastenkirjailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjailija, from Finnish kirjailla, from Finnish kirjata, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

lastenkirjailija (Finnish): children's book author

Definitions

  1. children's book author

Ancestry of “lastenkirjailija”, step by step

lastenkirjailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjailija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjailijaauthor, writer
2Finnishkirjaillato embroider; to write a book or books
3Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
4Finnishkirjabook; quire
5Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish kirjata →