Where does “rippikirja” come from?

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

rippikirja (Finnish): confirmation register, confirmation book, church membership register, church membership (record) book

Definitions

  1. confirmation register, confirmation book, church membership register, church membership (record) book

Ancestry of “rippikirja”, step by step

rippikirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirja

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

via Finnish rippi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrippiA confession; A confirmation; A Communion
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →