Where does “vauvakirja” come from?

vauvakirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirja, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

vauvakirja (Finnish): baby book

Definitions

  1. baby book

Ancestry of “vauvakirja”, step by step

vauvakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

via Finnish vauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauvababy; a baby animal
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