Where does “elekieli” come from?

elekieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ele, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

elekieli (Finnish): gesture language, gesturing

Definitions

  1. gesture language, gesturing

Ancestry of “elekieli”, step by step

elekieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelegesture, sign
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →
elekieli — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer