Where does “kielijänne” come from?

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

kielijänne (Finnish): frenulum of tongue

Definitions

  1. frenulum of tongue

Ancestry of “kielijänne”, step by step

kielijänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish jänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
2Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →