Where does “tietokirjailija” come from?
tietokirjailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.
tietokirjailija (Finnish): nonfiction author, nonfiction writer
Definitions
- nonfiction author, nonfiction writer
Ancestry of “tietokirjailija”, step by step
tietokirjailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tieto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tieto | knowledge; data; information |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | teeto | knowledge; information |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | teetädäk | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tee | way, road |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | teje | way, road, path |
via Finnish kirjailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjailija | author, writer |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjailla | to embroider; to write a book or books |
| 3 | Finnish | kirjata | to book, log, register; to register |
| 4 | Finnish | kirja | book; quire |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |