Where does “algkeel” come from?

algkeel (Estonian) comes from Estonian keel, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

algkeel (Estonian): proto-language

Definitions

  1. proto-language

Ancestry of “algkeel”, step by step

algkeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian keel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankeellanguage; tongue; string of musical instrument
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Estonian alg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalgbeginning, start
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Estonian keel →