Where does “muunkielinen” come from?

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

muunkielinen (Finnish): in another language

Definitions

  1. in another language

Ancestry of “muunkielinen”, step by step

muunkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish muu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuuother, another; the others; else
2Proto-Finnicmuuother, another; different
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmu—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →