Where does “värityskirja” come from?
värityskirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish väritys, from Finnish värittää, from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru — passed , crossed.
värityskirja (Finnish): coloring book
Definitions
- coloring book
Ancestry of “värityskirja”, step by step
värityskirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väritys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väritys | coloring act |
| 2 | Finnish | värittää | to colour/color; to embellish, embroider |
| 3 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 4 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 7 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |