Where does “leikekirja” come from?

leikekirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish leike, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

leikekirja (Finnish): scrapbook

Definitions

  1. scrapbook

Ancestry of “leikekirja”, step by step

leikekirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikeescalope; clip, clipping
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leike →