Where does “irokeesikieli” come from?

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

irokeesikieli (Finnish): Any of the languages spoken by the Iroquois

Definitions

  1. Any of the languages spoken by the Iroquois

Ancestry of “irokeesikieli”, step by step

irokeesikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish irokeesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishirokeesiAn Iroquois; An Iroquois, a mohawk
2FrenchIroquoisIroquois (person)
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →