Where does “leikekirjonta” come from?

leikekirjonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjonta, from Finnish kirjoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

leikekirjonta (Finnish): cutwork, cutwork embroidery

Definitions

  1. cutwork, cutwork embroidery

Ancestry of “leikekirjonta”, step by step

leikekirjonta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjontaembroidery
2FinnishkirjoaTo embroider
3Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish leike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikeescalope; clip, clipping
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →