Where does “keel” come from?

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

keel (Estonian): language; tongue; string of musical instrument

Definitions

  1. language; tongue; string of musical instrument

Ancestry of “keel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
2Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

Words derived from “keel”

Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →
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