Where does “pistekirjoitus” come from?

pistekirjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish piste, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

pistekirjoitus (Finnish): Braille

Definitions

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Ancestry of “pistekirjoitus”, step by step

pistekirjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piste

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	piste	point, dot, full stop, period; point
2	Finnish	-e	Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
3	Finnish	hartia	shoulder
4	Serbo-Croatian	hartija	paper
5	Greek	χαρτί	paper
6	Koine Greek	χαρτίον	paper, papyrus
7	Ancient Greek	χάρτης	sheet of paper, paper; book
8	Ancient Greek	χαράσσω	to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
9	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰer-	to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish kirjoitus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kirjoitus	The act of writing; A scripture, writing; An...
2	Finnish	kirjoittaa	to write; to spell; to take an examination in
3	Proto-Finnic	kirjoittadak	to embroider, to decorate with embroidery

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek χάρτης →