Where does “muistikirja” come from?
muistikirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish muisti, from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.
muistikirja (Finnish): A notebook
Ancestry of “muistikirja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | muisti | memory; Third-person singular past form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | muistaa | to remember, recall, recollect; Third-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | muistadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | muja- | to touch, feel |