Where does “saarnakirja” come from?

saarnakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish saarna, from Proto-Finnic saarna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna — incantation, speech.

saarnakirja (Finnish): sermon book, sermon collection

Definitions

  1. sermon book, sermon collection

Ancestry of “saarnakirja”, step by step

saarnakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaarnasermon
2Proto-Finnicsaarna—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarnaincantation, speech

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna →Every word from Proto-Finnic saarna →Every word from Finnish saarna →