Where does “kieli” come from?

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

kieli (Finnish): tongue; language; string

Definitions

  1. tongue; language; string

Ancestry of “kieli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
2Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

Words derived from “kieli”

Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →
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