Where does “kielten” come from?

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

kielten (Finnish): Genitive plural form of kieli; of languages

Definitions

  1. Genitive plural form of kieli; of languages

Ancestry of “kielten”, 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 →