Where does “keinokieli” come from?

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

keinokieli (Finnish): constructed language, artificial language

Definitions

  1. constructed language, artificial language

Ancestry of “keinokieli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käleEvery word from Proto-Finnic keeliEvery word from Finnish kieli
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