Where does “tuohikirje” come from?

tuohikirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuohi, from Proto-Finnic toohi, from Proto-Finnic tooši, from Baltic unknown.

tuohikirje (Finnish): Birch bark letter

Definitions

  1. Birch bark letter

Ancestry of “tuohikirje”, step by step

tuohikirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuohibirchbark; money, cash; Third-person singular...
2Proto-Finnictoohibirchbark
3Proto-Finnictooši—
4Balticunknown—

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Baltic unknown →Every word from Proto-Finnic tooši →Every word from Proto-Finnic toohi →