Where does “kirjakieli” come from?

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

kirjakieli (Finnish): A written standard language, literary language

Definitions

  1. A written standard language, literary language

Ancestry of “kirjakieli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kirjakieli”

Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →