Where does “allekirjutada” come from?

allekirjutada (Veps) comes from Veps kirjutada, from Proto-Finnic kirjoittadak — to embroider, to decorate with embroidery.

allekirjutada (Veps): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “allekirjutada”, step by step

allekirjutada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps kirjutada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskirjutadato write; to write down, to write out
2Proto-Finnickirjoittadakto embroider, to decorate with embroidery

via Veps alle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsalleunder, underneath
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirjoittadak →Every word from Veps kirjutada →
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