Where does “messukirja” come from?

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

messukirja (Finnish): missal

Definitions

  1. missal

Ancestry of “messukirja”, step by step

messukirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirja

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

via Finnish messu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmessumass
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →
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