Where does “kaksikielinen” come from?
kaksikielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kielinen, from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.
kaksikielinen (Finnish): bilingual
Ancestry of “kaksikielinen”, step by step
kaksikielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kielinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kielinen | being of a language; used mainly as head word in... |
| 2 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
via Finnish kaksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaksi | two |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kakci | two |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | *kakta | — |
Words derived from “kaksikielinen”