Where does “vieraskirja” come from?

vieraskirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

vieraskirja (Finnish): guestbook

Definitions

  1. guestbook

Ancestry of “vieraskirja”, step by step

vieraskirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vieras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvierasunfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →