Where does “rukouskirja” come from?

rukouskirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukous, from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

rukouskirja (Finnish): A breviary, prayer book

Definitions

  1. A breviary, prayer book

Ancestry of “rukouskirja”, step by step

rukouskirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rukous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukousprayer; rogation
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic -us →Every word from Finnish -us →Every word from Finnish rukous →
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