Where does “keelkond” come from?

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

keelkond (Estonian): language family

Definitions

  1. language family

Ancestry of “keelkond”, 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 →