Where does “kirj” come from?

kirj (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.

kirj (Veps): book; literacy, reading and writing; pattern,...

Definitions

  1. book; literacy, reading and writing; pattern,...

Ancestry of “kirj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
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