Where does “oirekirjo” come from?

oirekirjo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjo, from Proto-Finnic kirjoi, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

oirekirjo (Finnish): spectrum of symptoms

Definitions

  1. spectrum of symptoms

Ancestry of “oirekirjo”, step by step

oirekirjo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish oire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoiresymptom; sign
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Proto-Finnic kirjoi →Every word from Finnish kirjo →