Where does “mietekirja” come from?

mietekirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish miete, from Finnish miettiä, from Russian сметить.

mietekirja (Finnish): book of thoughts or musings

Definitions

  1. book of thoughts or musings

Ancestry of “mietekirja”, step by step

mietekirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish miete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmietethought, especially a deep and serious one; in...
2FinnishmiettiäTo think over, ponder
3Russianсметить—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Russian сметить →Every word from Finnish miettiä →Every word from Finnish miete →