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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviihdeentertainment
2Finnishviihtyäto get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to...
3Proto-Finnicviihtüdäk—
Every word from Proto-Finnic viihtüdäk →