Where does “liukaskielinen” come from?

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

liukaskielinen (Finnish): glib, smooth-talking, honey-tongued

Definitions

  1. glib, smooth-talking, honey-tongued

Ancestry of “liukaskielinen”, step by step

liukaskielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish liukas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliukasslippery
2Finnishlipuato glide, float, slide to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →