Where does “puuhakirja” come from?

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

puuhakirja (Finnish): activity book

Definitions

  1. activity book

Ancestry of “puuhakirja”, step by step

puuhakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirja

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

via Finnish puuha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuhachore, work, trouble, undertaking, activity
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