Where does “kielinen” come from?

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

kielinen (Finnish): being of a language; used mainly as head word in...

Definitions

  1. being of a language; used mainly as head word in...

Ancestry of “kielinen”, step by step

kielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “kielinen”

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