Where does “haltiakieli” come from?

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

haltiakieli (Finnish): Elvish

Definitions

  1. Elvish

Ancestry of “haltiakieli”, step by step

haltiakieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish haltia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaltiaelf
2Finnishhaltijaholder, occupant; possessor, occupant; elf
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉholder
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →