Where does “määrännäisvelkakirja” come from?

määrännäisvelkakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish velkakirja, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

määrännäisvelkakirja (Finnish): payable to order promissory note promissory note that is payable to the original creditor or to a person to whom the creditor has directed the payment

Definitions

  1. payable to order promissory note promissory note that is payable to the original creditor or to a person to whom the creditor has directed the payment

Ancestry of “määrännäisvelkakirja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkakirjapromissory note, note; IOU
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish velkakirja →