Where does “keeled” come from?

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

keeled (Estonian): nominative plural of keel

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of keel

Ancestry of “keeled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankeellanguage; tongue; string of musical instrument
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Estonian keel →