Where does “monikielinen” come from?

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

monikielinen (Finnish): multilingual; polyglot; multi-stringed

Definitions

  1. multilingual; polyglot; multi-stringed

Ancestry of “monikielinen”, step by step

monikielinen 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 moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—

Words derived from “monikielinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →