Where does “velkomiskirje” come from?

velkomiskirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish velkominen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

velkomiskirje (Finnish): dunning letter

Definitions

  1. dunning letter

Ancestry of “velkomiskirje”, step by step

velkomiskirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish velkominen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkominen
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma