Where does “lipeväkielinen” come from?

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

lipeväkielinen (Finnish): glib-tongued, smooth-tongued

Definitions

  1. glib-tongued, smooth-tongued

Ancestry of “lipeväkielinen”, step by step

lipeväkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish lipevä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlipeväslick, oleaginous, greasy, glib
2Finnishlipeälye; slippery
3Proto-Finniclipedaslippery
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →