Where does “hirvenkieli” come from?

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

hirvenkieli (Finnish): hart's tongue, Asplenium scolopendrium species of fern

Definitions

  1. hart's tongue, Asplenium scolopendrium species of fern

Ancestry of “hirvenkieli”, step by step

hirvenkieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →