Where does “satukirja” come from?

satukirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Satu, from Finnish satu, from Finnish sattua, from Proto-Finnic sattudak — to happen by chance.

satukirja (Finnish): storybook

Definitions

  1. storybook

Ancestry of “satukirja”, step by step

satukirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Satu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSatufairy tale
2Finnishsatufairy tale; fable; tale
3Finnishsattuato hurt, be sore physically or mentally
4Proto-Finnicsattudakto happen by chance

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic sattudak →Every word from Finnish sattua →Every word from Finnish satu →