Where does “nuortenkirja” come from?

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

nuortenkirja (Finnish): book for youth

Definitions

  1. book for youth

Ancestry of “nuortenkirja”, step by step

nuortenkirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirja

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

via Finnish nuori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuoriyoung; a young person; youth
2Proto-Finnicnooriyoung
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →