Where does “arkikieli” come from?

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

arkikieli (Finnish): informal language, vernacular, everyday language

Definitions

  1. informal language, vernacular, everyday language

Ancestry of “arkikieli”, step by step

arkikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish arki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
2Proto-Finnicarkiordinary, mundane day
3Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness

Words derived from “arkikieli

Every word from Proto-Uralic käleEvery word from Proto-Finnic keeliEvery word from Finnish kieli
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