Where does “suosikkikirja” come from?

suosikkikirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish suosikki, from Finnish suosia, from Finnish suoda, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

suosikkikirja (Finnish): favorite book

Definitions

  1. favorite book

Ancestry of “suosikkikirja”, step by step

suosikkikirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suosikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuosikkifavourite/favorite
2Finnishsuosiato favor/favour
3Finnishsuodato give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative...
4Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-é →Every word from Proto-Finnic söödäk →Every word from Finnish suoda →