Where does “-kielisyys” come from?

-kielisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kielinen, from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

-kielisyys (Finnish): -linguality; -phony; -tonguedness

Definitions

  1. -linguality; -phony; -tonguedness

Ancestry of “-kielisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →