Where does “alakieli” come from?

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

alakieli (Finnish): flash; A low-pitched string in a stringed...

Definitions

  1. flash; A low-pitched string in a stringed...

Ancestry of “alakieli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →
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