Where does “tarjouskirje” come from?

tarjouskirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarjous, from Finnish tarjota, from Finnish tarjo-, from Finnish -ntä, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

tarjouskirje (Finnish): offer letter a letter detailing an offer for something that is on sale

Definitions

  1. offer letter a letter detailing an offer for something that is on sale

Ancestry of “tarjouskirje”, step by step

tarjouskirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarjous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarjousoffer, bid, tender
2Finnishtarjotato offer; to treat; to serve
3Finnishtarjo-
4Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
5Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ntaEvery word from Finnish -ntäEvery word from Finnish tarjo-
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