Where does “kielipilli” come from?

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

kielipilli (Finnish): reed pipe

Definitions

  1. reed pipe

Ancestry of “kielipilli”, step by step

kielipilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →