Where does “kroaatinkielinen” come from?

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

kroaatinkielinen (Finnish): Croatian

Definitions

  1. Croatian

Ancestry of “kroaatinkielinen”, step by step

kroaatinkielinen 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 kroaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkroaattiCroat
2GermanKroateCroat, Croatian (person of Croatian descent or from Croatia)
3Proto-SlavicxъrvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →