Where does “kielikylpy” come from?

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

kielikylpy (Finnish): language immersion

Definitions

  1. language immersion

Ancestry of “kielikylpy”, step by step

kielikylpy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish kylpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylpybath
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →