Where does “mustaraamattu” come from?

mustaraamattu (Finnish) comes from Finnish raamattu, from Old East Slavic грамота, from Ancient Greek γράμματα — nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα.

mustaraamattu (Finnish): grimoire, in particular the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses

Definitions

  1. grimoire, in particular the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses

Ancestry of “mustaraamattu”, step by step

mustaraamattu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raamattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraamattuA bible
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Ancient Greek γράμματα →Every word from Old East Slavic грамота →Every word from Finnish raamattu →