Where does “ersänkielinen” come from?

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

ersänkielinen (Finnish): in Erzya language

Definitions

  1. in Erzya language

Ancestry of “ersänkielinen”, step by step

ersänkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish ersä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishersäErzya Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia
2ErzyaэрзяErzya (a member of the ethnic group Erzya-Mordvin, closely related to the Moksha or Moksha-Mordvin)
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →