Where does “alkukielinen” come from?
alkukielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish alkukieli, from Finnish alku, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
alkukielinen (Finnish): (written) in the original language
Definitions
- (written) in the original language
Ancestry of “alkukielinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alkukieli | original language; protolanguage |
| 2 | Finnish | alku | start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,... |
| 3 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |