Where does “viihdekirja” come from?

viihdekirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish viihde, from Finnish viihtyä, from Proto-Finnic viihtüdäk.

viihdekirja (Finnish): recreational book

Definitions

  1. recreational book

Ancestry of “viihdekirja”, step by step

viihdekirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viihde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviihdeentertainment
2Finnishviihtyäto get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to...
3Proto-Finnicviihtüdäk—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic viihtüdäk →Every word from Finnish viihtyä →Every word from Finnish viihde →