Where does “mordvankielinen” come from?

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

mordvankielinen (Finnish): Mordvin-language, Mordvin

Definitions

  1. Mordvin-language, Mordvin

Ancestry of “mordvankielinen”, step by step

mordvankielinen 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 Mordva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMordvaMordovia
2RussianМордва́—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →