Where does “kirječällee” come from?

kirječällee (Inari Sami) comes from Inari Sami čällee, from Inari Sami čäälliđ, from Proto-Samic čālētēk — to slit; to carve, to write.

kirječällee (Inari Sami): writer, one who writes books

Definitions

  1. writer, one who writes books

Ancestry of “kirječällee”, step by step

kirječällee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Inari Sami čällee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inari Samičälleewriter; bookkeeper; secretary
2Inari Samičäälliđto write
3Proto-Samicčālētēkto slit; to carve, to write

via Inari Sami kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inari Samikirjebook
2Proto-Samickirjēspot, speck; book
Every word from Proto-Samic čālētēk →Every word from Inari Sami čäälliđ →Every word from Inari Sami čällee →