Where does “anopinkieli” come from?

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

anopinkieli (Finnish): snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue

Definitions

  1. snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue

Ancestry of “anopinkieli”, step by step

anopinkieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish anoppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanoppimother-in-law
2Proto-Finnicanoppimother-in-law
3Proto-Uralicënɜppein-law
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →