Where does “kreikankielinen” come from?

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

kreikankielinen (Finnish): Expressed in or pertaining to the Greek language

Definitions

  1. Expressed in or pertaining to the Greek language

Ancestry of “kreikankielinen”, step by step

kreikankielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kielinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish kreikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkreikkaGreek language
2FinnishKreikkaGreece
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →