Where does “seikkailukirja” come from?

seikkailukirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish seikkailu, from Finnish seikkailla, from Finnish seikka, from Karelian šeikka — work, bustle, chore.

seikkailukirja (Finnish): adventure book

Definitions

  1. adventure book

Ancestry of “seikkailukirja”, step by step

seikkailukirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seikkailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkailuadventure
2FinnishseikkaillaTo adventure
3Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
4Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Karelian šeikka →Every word from Finnish seikka →Every word from Finnish seikkailla →