Where does “kielitaituri” come from?

kielitaituri (Finnish) comes from Finnish taituri, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

kielitaituri (Finnish): polyglot

Definitions

  1. polyglot

Ancestry of “kielitaituri”, step by step

kielitaituri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taituri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaiturimaster, whiz
2Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
3Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
4Proto-Finnictaje-—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadak →Every word from Finnish taitaa →