Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kirjoittadak

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the plural stem of *kirja, *kirjoi- +‎ *-ttadak.

Reconstruction[edit]

In many descendants the meaning has shifted to 'to write' as a result of introduction of literacy; compare a similar shift with *kirja.

Verb[edit]

*kirjoittadak (stem *kirjoitta-)

  1. to embroider, to decorate with embroidery

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]