Where does “suosituskirje” come from?
suosituskirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirje, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
suosituskirje (Finnish): A letter of recommendation
Definitions
- A letter of recommendation
Ancestry of “suosituskirje”, step by step
suosituskirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirje | letter |
| 2 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |
via Finnish suositus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suositus | recommendation something recommended, especially as something to follow, an instruction; act of recommending, especially authoritatively |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |