Where does “inuittikieli” come from?

inuittikieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish inuitti, from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, from Proto-Inuit inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut *iŋuɣ.

inuittikieli (Finnish): Inuit language

Definitions

  1. Inuit language

Ancestry of “inuittikieli”, step by step

inuittikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish inuitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishinuittiInuit person
2Inuktitutᐃᓄᐃᑦpeople
3Proto-Inuitinuɣman, person
4Proto-Eskimo-Aleut*iŋuɣ—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Eskimo-Aleut *iŋuɣ →Every word from Proto-Inuit inuɣ →Every word from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ →