Where does “kõnekeelne” come from?

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

kõnekeelne (Estonian): colloquial

Definitions

  1. colloquial

Ancestry of “kõnekeelne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankõnekeela language as it is commonly spoken, a...
2Estoniankeellanguage; tongue; string of musical instrument
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Estonian keel →