Where does “berberikieli” come from?

berberikieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish berberi, from English Berber, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

berberikieli (Finnish): Berber

Definitions

  1. Berber

Ancestry of “berberikieli”, step by step

berberikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish berberi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishberberiBerber; A trench coat
2EnglishBerberA member of a particular ethnic group indigenous...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ