Where does “mielipidekirja” come from?

mielipidekirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish mielipide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

mielipidekirja (Finnish): opinion book; a book or writing that expresses a certain opinion

Definitions

  1. opinion book; a book or writing that expresses a certain opinion

Ancestry of “mielipidekirja”, step by step

mielipidekirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mielipide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielipideopinion
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →