Where does “kieltokirje” come from?

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

kieltokirje (Finnish): cease-and-desist letter

Definitions

  1. cease-and-desist letter

Ancestry of “kieltokirje”, step by step

kieltokirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kielto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkieltoban, prohibition
2Finnishkieltääto forbid; to forbid, to disallow, to ban, to...
3Finnishkielitongue; language; string
4Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
5Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →