Where does “asiointikieli” come from?
asiointikieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish asiointi, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
asiointikieli (Finnish): language of communication
Definitions
- language of communication
Ancestry of “asiointikieli”, step by step
asiointikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish asiointi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asiointi | running errands |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish kieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |