Where does “liettuankielinen” come from?

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

liettuankielinen (Finnish): in the Lithuanian language

Definitions

  1. in the Lithuanian language

Ancestry of “liettuankielinen”, step by step

liettuankielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish Liettua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLiettuaLithuanian language
2LithuanianLietuvàLithuania
3Proto-SlavicLētuvā—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →