Where does “raamat” come from?

raamat (Võro) comes from Old East Slavic грамота, from Ancient Greek γράμματα — nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα.

raamat (Võro): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “raamat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
2Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα

Words derived from “raamat”

Every word from Ancient Greek γράμματα →Every word from Old East Slavic грамота →