Where does “latviankielinen” come from?

latviankielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Latvia, from Latvian Latvija, from Latvian latvis, from Latvian latuvis, from Latvian Latuva.

latviankielinen (Finnish): Latvian, Latvian language written or expressed in Latvian

Definitions

  1. Latvian, Latvian language written or expressed in Latvian

Ancestry of “latviankielinen”, step by step

latviankielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Latvia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLatviaLatvian language
2LatvianLatvijaLatvia
3Latvianlatvisa Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian...
4Latvianlatuvis—
5LatvianLatuva—

via Finnish kielinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Latvian Latuva →Every word from Latvian latuvis →Every word from Latvian latvis →