Where does “siirtokirjain” come from?
siirtokirjain (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjain, from Finnish kirjata, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
siirtokirjain (Finnish): dry transfer letter
Ancestry of “siirtokirjain”, step by step
siirtokirjain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjain | letter; Genitive plural form of kirja |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjata | to book, log, register; to register |
| 3 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |
via Finnish siirto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirto | move, shift, transport; transfer |
| 2 | Finnish | siirtää | to move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | siirtädäk | to move, to transfer |