Where does “tulikirjain” come from?

tulikirjain (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjain, from Finnish kirjata, from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

tulikirjain (Finnish): used in figurative expressions to represent something being remembered forever

Definitions

  1. used in figurative expressions to represent something being remembered forever

Ancestry of “tulikirjain”, step by step

tulikirjain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjainletter; Genitive plural form of kirja
2Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
3Finnishkirjabook; quire
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →Every word from Finnish kirjata →