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
- language; tongue; string of musical instrument
Ancestry of “keel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
Words derived from “keel”