Where does “isolaattikieli” come from?

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

isolaattikieli (Finnish): A language isolate

Definitions

  1. A language isolate

Ancestry of “isolaattikieli”, step by step

isolaattikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish isolaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisolaattiisolate
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →