Where does “lempikirja” come from?

lempikirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lempi, from Finnish lempi, from Proto-Finnic lempi — ? flame,? spark,? warmth.

lempikirja (Finnish): favourite book

Definitions

  1. favourite book

Ancestry of “lempikirja”, step by step

lempikirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lempi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLempi(erotic) love
2Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
3Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
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