Where does “virikekirja” come from?

virikekirja (Finnish) comes from Finnish virike, from Finnish vireä, from Proto-Finnic viredä.

virikekirja (Finnish): activity book, a book that has ideas for activities

Definitions

  1. activity book, a book that has ideas for activities

Ancestry of “virikekirja”, step by step

virikekirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirikestimulus
2Finnishvireäactive, animate
3Proto-Finnicviredä—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finnic viredä →Every word from Finnish vireä →Every word from Finnish virike →