Where does “sanakirja” come from?

sanakirja (Finnish) comes from Swedish ordbok, from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

sanakirja (Finnish): dictionary

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Ancestry of “sanakirja”, step by step

sanakirja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ordbok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordboka dictionary
2Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
3Old Swedishorþword
4Old Norseorðword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Finnish sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
2Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
3Finnishluokkishaft bow
4Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Ingrian sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansanaword; news, tidings
2Proto-Finnicsanaword

Words derived from “sanakirja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →