Where does “kehonkieli” come from?

kehonkieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish keho, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.

kehonkieli (Finnish): body language

Definitions

  1. body language

Ancestry of “kehonkieli”, step by step

kehonkieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkehoA living human body
2Finnishkehäcircle, ring; halo; circle, circumference
3Proto-Finnickehäcircle, ring
4Proto-Finnickeššä—
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickeččä—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä →Every word from Proto-Finnic keššä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kehä →
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