Where does “nykykielinen” come from?

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

nykykielinen (Finnish): Expressed in the modern language

Definitions

  1. Expressed in the modern language

Ancestry of “nykykielinen”, step by step

nykykielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nykykieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnykykielimodern language
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →