Where does “kielo” come from?

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

kielo (Finnish): lily of the valley

Definitions

  1. lily of the valley

Ancestry of “kielo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →