Where does “kirjakielinen” come from?

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

kirjakielinen (Finnish): literary

Definitions

  1. literary

Ancestry of “kirjakielinen”, step by step

kirjakielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjakieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirjakieliA written standard language, literary language
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →