Where does “äikkä” come from?
äikkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish äidinkieli, from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.
äikkä (Finnish): mother tongue school subject
Definitions
- mother tongue school subject
Ancestry of “äikkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äidinkieli | mother tongue, native language |
| 2 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |