Where does “raamattupiiri” come from?
raamattupiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.
raamattupiiri (Finnish): Bible study group
Ancestry of “raamattupiiri”, step by step
raamattupiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |
via Finnish raamattu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raamattu | A bible |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | грамота | alphabet, writing; ability to read and write;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμματα | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα |