Where does “intiaanikieli” come from?
intiaanikieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.
intiaanikieli (Finnish): An American Indian language
Definitions
- An American Indian language
Ancestry of “intiaanikieli”, step by step
intiaanikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
via Finnish intiaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | intiaani | Native American, Amerindian, Indian |
| 2 | Swedish | indian | Indian, American Indian member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas |
| 3 | Spanish | indiano | Indian; having returned to Europe from the... |