Where does “velkakirja” come from?

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

velkakirja (Finnish): promissory note, note; IOU

Definitions

  1. promissory note, note; IOU

Ancestry of “velkakirja”, step by step

velkakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirja

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

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt

Words derived from “velkakirja”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirja →Every word from Finnish kirja →