Where does “ainunkielinen” come from?

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

ainunkielinen (Finnish): Ainu-language, Ainu-speaking, Ainu

Definitions

  1. Ainu-language, Ainu-speaking, Ainu

Ancestry of “ainunkielinen”, step by step

ainunkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kielinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish ainu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishainuAinu person
2JapaneseアイヌAinu
3Ainuアイヌperson, human being; Ainu person; the Ainu...
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →