Where does “maakirja” come from?

maakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maakirja (Finnish): land record(s), land register, census book, urbarium in Finland until the early 20th century

Definitions

  1. land record(s), land register, census book, urbarium in Finland until the early 20th century

Ancestry of “maakirja”, step by step

maakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kirja

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

Words derived from “maakirja”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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